# Virginia SB903: Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations.

Virginia SB903, Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB903
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-05
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (472 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Sale and procurement of dogs by pet shops; pet shop regulations. Requires a pet shop, upon taking custody of a dog, or any representative of a pet shop upon taking custody of a dog on behalf of the pet shop, to make a record of the matter containing certain information relating to the custody of the dog. The bill requires the pet shop to maintain such records for at least two years and make them available to the State Veterinarian at the time of inspection or upon request. The bill requires the pet shop make a summary of such records available to the State Veterinarian during inspection or upon request. The bill also directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to include in its regulations governing the keeping of dogs and cats by a pet shop a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation for each finding in a given inspection of a pet shop upon communication to the pet shop, provided that the cumulative civil penalty does not exceed $5,000. The bill requires the civil penalty to be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the Commonwealth and paid into a special fund in the state treasury to the credit of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 23 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 94 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | House Amendments agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with amendments Block Vote | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House with amendments Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (46)

- 2025-04-02: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610) (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Reenrolled bill text (SB903ER2) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reenrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Enacted, Chapter 610 (Effective 07/01/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by President as reenrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB903) (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB903ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House with amendments Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House with amendments Block Vote (95-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2025-02-17: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendments agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB903) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25105583D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB903) (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102151D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079156.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079155.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075334.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073883.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060702.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060701.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055089.HTML)
- Amendment, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048039.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047646.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024775.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024774.PDF)
- Amendment, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032291.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024612.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024611.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013763.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013762.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079156.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079155.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075335.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075334.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073883.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060702.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060701.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055089.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048039.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047646.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024775.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024774.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032291.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024612.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024611.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013763.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013762.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB903-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).