Keeper of livery stable; liens, requirements.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 43-32 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 43-32.1, relating to keeper of livery stable; liens; requirements.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Keeper of livery stable; liens; requirements. Creates a process by which any person that boards, pastures, or otherwise keeps any horse, cattle, or other animal pursuant to an agreement with the owner of such horse, cattle, or other animal may impose a possessory lien for the reasonable charges due for such animal's care, feeding, and maintenance, which includes a provision for the lienholder to retain possession of the animal for 30 days until certain conditions are met and&
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 753 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Delores Oates
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (95-Y 4-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 95, N 4
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 10-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 87, X 3, N 10
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 21, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 9, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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