An Act to promote safe dog ownership
Summary
By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to penalties for neglectful dog ownership. The Judiciary.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2017
Last action Aug 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
May 4, 2017
Committee
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on the Judiciary
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Rules
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timothy R. Whelan
RRepublican
Co
Brian Ashe
DDemocratic
Co
CG
Carlos González
DDemocratic
Co
CW
Chris Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
David DeCoste
RRepublican
Co
Elizabeth A. Poirier
RRepublican
Co
Jamie Eldridge
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Montigny
DDemocratic
Co
Paul F. Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
William L. Crocker, Jr.
RRepublican
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