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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Dogs; hunting game animals, fur-bearing animals, and nuisance species, permits, civil penalties.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 04, 2026: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Summary
Comments on HB 1396
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 6
- Rodney T. Willett
- Paul E. Krizek
- Jackie H. Glass
- Marty Martinez
- Virgil Thornton
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
NO: 3
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Tony O. Wilt
- Michael J. Webert
NOT VOTING: 1
NOT VOTING: 3
- Amy J. Laufer
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Virgil Thornton
YES: 15
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Shelly A. Simonds
- Rodney T. Willett
- Charniele L. Herring
- Paul E. Krizek
- Jackie H. Glass
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Amy J. Laufer
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Virgil Thornton
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 55
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
- Rae Cousins
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Jackie H. Glass
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- Patrick A. Hope
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- May Nivar
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Charlie Schmidt
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Jeion A. Ward
- Vivian E. Watts
- Don Scott
NO: 39
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Mike A. Cherry
- Mitchell Cornett
- Will Davis
- Lily V. Franklin
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Karen Hamilton
- M. Keith Hodges
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Terry G. Kilgore
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- James W. Morefield
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Sam Rasoul
- Chris S. Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- R. Lee Ware
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NOT VOTING: 6
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Barry D. Knight
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Luke E. Torian
- Rodney T. Willett
YES: 8
- David W. Marsden
- Angelia Williams Graves
- Russet Perry
- Stella G. Pekarsky
- Saddam Azlan Salim
- Danica A. Roem
- Kannan Srinivasan
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
NO: 6
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1396)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1396)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
- Senate subcommittee offered
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House (55-Y 39-N 0-A)
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Read second time
- committee substitute agreed to
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- House committee offered
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee failed to recommend passing by indefinitely (3-Y 5-N)
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Presented and ordered printed 26105415D
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstitutePDF
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstitutePDF
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources SubstitutePDF
- Agriculture Subcommittee SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture Subcommittee SubstitutePDF
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources SubstitutePDF
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources SubstituteHTML
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources SubstitutePDF

