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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 266: Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created, report.

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

SB 266 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created, report. Primary sponsor: Bill Stanley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N).

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Official summary

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

Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish the Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs beginning July 1, 2027. The bill provides that a surcharge of $50 per ton of pet food distributed in the Commonwealth be deposited in the Fund and that such pet food be exempted from the existing litter tax. An animal will be eligible for sterilization under the Program beginning July 1, 2027, if it is a feral or free-roaming cat, is owned by a low-income individual, or is in the possession of a releasing agency such as an animal shelter.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill StanleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
  2. Senate subcommittee offered
  3. Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104328D

Sources

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