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This was not a VVAW initiated bill, but enjoyed VVAW's support:
HB 2003 Spay and Neuter fund contributions.
Sponsor: Allen W. Dudley (R)
Status:
01/10/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054518298
01/10/05 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/13/05 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: #1
02/02/05 House: Reported from Finance with amd (22-Y 0-N)
02/04/05 House: Read first time
02/05/05 House: Read second time
02/05/05 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/05/05 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2003E
02/05/05 House: Printed as engrossed 054518298-E
02/07/05 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
02/07/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
02/07/05 House: Communicated to Senate
02/08/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/15/05 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
02/16/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/16/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
02/17/05 Senate: Read third time
02/17/05 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
02/17/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
03/02/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2003ER)
03/02/05 House: Enrolled
03/03/05 House: Signed by Speaker
03/04/05 Senate: Signed by President
03/26/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/05)
04/04/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)
On 2/5/05 this bill was amended, changing the administration of moneys collected from the Planned Pethood Clinic, to the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies.
On 2/9/05, Delegate Dudley indicated that the bill language would again be changed so that moneys would go to the counties from which it came, to dispense to local spay/neuter clinics, similar to the Animal Friendly License Plates program.
On 2/15/05, the bill was reported out of the Senate Finance committee, but the language was NOT changed - VFHS will be the recipient of any moneys collected.
On 2/17/05, the bill passed the full Senate on a vote of 39 - 1 (Cuccinelli was the only nay vote).
Summary as introduced:
Income tax; checkoff for Spay and Neuter Fund. Creates a special fund in the state treasury known as the Spay and Neuter Fund into which designated income tax refund contributions shall be deposited. Such moneys are to be administered by the Planned Pethood Clinic for spay and neuter surgeries throughout Virginia. This is not a new checkoff.
Full text as introduced:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2003