Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 31: Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 31 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 12, 2023. According to its official title, it concerns: Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created. Primary sponsor: Bill Stanley (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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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 established. Establishes the Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs. The bill provides that a surcharge of $50 per ton of pet food distributed in the Commonwealth be deposited in the Fund and such pet food be exempted from the existing litter tax. An animal will be eligible for sterilization under the Program if it is a feral or free-roaming cat or is owned by a low-income individual or a releasing agency such as an animal shelter.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stanley | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Jennifer Boysko | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 38 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- Impact statement from DPB (SB31)
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102050D