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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1160: Dangerous dogs; deferred adjudication, waiver of appeal.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1160 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Dangerous dogs; deferred adjudication, waiver of appeal. Primary sponsor: Mike Webert (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Dangerous dogs; deferred adjudication; waiver of appeal. Provides that an owner waives the right to appeal any adjudication that an animal is a dangerous dog if the owner (i) consents to, and is granted by the trial court, a deferral of proceedings and (ii) fails to fulfill the conditions as specified by the court. The bill requires the trial court, prior to granting a deferral of proceedings, to notify the owner that he would be waiving such right.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike WebertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  2. Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 7-N)
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1160)
  5. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101000D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source