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VA HB 1160

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Dangerous dogs; deferred adjudication, waiver of appeal.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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
Status date
—
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

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