HB 538 passes Senate Agriculture Committee Posted by: "Walt Hutchens" waltah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx waltah2 Date: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:10 am ((PST)) Just in from our correspondent: By a lopsided 14:1 vote, HB 538, 'PAWS-Plus for Virginia' has passed the Senate Agriculture Committee. It will be heard next in Senate Finance, quite possibly as soon as tomorrow, Tuesday, February 26th. In talking to Senate Finance, the approach to take is that the Fiscal Impact statements for this bill are incorrect because they simply assume that a few dozen good size lawful businesses will go away quietly without any cost to the state or localities. What's actually going to happen is a whole lot of new UNLAWFUL business, creating substantial unbudgeted expenses, quite possibly including litigation. With the current budget crisis, does Virginia really want to go there? OUT OF STATE -- Please poke your in-Virginia friends for some help on this! Following is the contact information for Senate Finance. Thanks everyone! Walt Hutchens Timbreblue Whippets ============================= Chairman Charles J. Colgan (804) 698-7529 email: district29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx William C. Wampler, Jr. (804) 698-7540 email: district40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Walter A. Stosch (804) 698-7512 email: district12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx R. Edward Houck (804) 698-7517 email: district17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Janet D. Howell (804) 698-7532 email: district32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Richard L. Saslaw (804) 698-7535 email: district35@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Kenneth W. Stolle (804) 698-7508 email: district08@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Frederick M. Quayle (804) 698-7513 email: district13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (804) 698-7503 email: district03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (804) 698-7524 email: district24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx John C. Watkins (804) 698-7510 email: district10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yvonne B. Miller (804) 698-7505 email: district05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Henry L. Marsh III (804) 698-7516 email: district16@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx L. Louise Lucas (804) 698-7518 email: district18@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mary Margaret Whipple (804) 698-7531 email: district31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx W. Roscoe Reynolds (804) 698-7520 email: district20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================