Senate of Virginia: ACNR: Companion Animals Subcommittee on 2026-01-20 [Finished]

Senate of Virginia · January 21, 2026

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Chair opens meeting and asks new members to introduce themselves

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Senator Stella Pokarski opened the subcommittee, welcomed attendees and asked new committee members to introduce themselves; new members identified themselves and staff introductions followed (committee operations and legislative services).

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A Virginia Senate subcommittee heard two companion-animal bills: SB 266 proposing a $50-per-ton pet-food surcharge to fund spay/neuter services and SB 261 to make malicious killing of a companion dog or cat a felony. The committee passed a substitute on SB 266 but postponed broader action pending affordability concerns and voted to report SB 261 to the full committee.

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