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VA HB 1160

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Dangerous dogs; deferred adjudication, waiver of appeal.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 1160 pass?

No. VA HB 1160 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-18). Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

What is VA HB 1160 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA HB 1160?

Michael J. Webert is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1160.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael J. Webertprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101000D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1160)

  4. 2026-01-30

    Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

    Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 7-N)

    committee-failure

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting

    2026-02-04 · fail · 3-7

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Rodney T. Willett: no
    • Paul E. Krizek: no
    • Jackie H. Glass: no
    • Amy J. Laufer: no
    • Marty Martinez: no
    • John Chilton McAuliff: no
    • Virgil Thornton: no
    • Tony O. Wilt: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1160

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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