VA SB 266
Status unknownCompanion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 266 pass?
The current status of VA SB 266 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
What is VA SB 266 about?
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.
Who sponsors VA SB 266?
William M. Stanley, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA SB 266.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- William M. Stanley, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104328D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-03
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
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Votes
Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-02-03 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
- Danica A. Roem: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
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