S 3028 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safety

Summary

Senate, March 19, 2026 -- Text of the Senate Bill promoting pet equity, treatment and safety (Senate, No. 3028) (being the text of the Senate, No. 3014, printed as amended)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

Jul 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Last action Jul 29, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee of conference appointed - (O'Day-Lewis-Howitt), in concurrence

lower

Jul 29, 2026

Introduced

House insisted on its amendment

lower

Jul 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee of conference appointed (Feeney-Lewis-Tarr)

upper

Jul 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment

upper

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 233 )

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Introduced

Text of H5581 amended, published as H5589

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment 23 adopted, as changed

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment 22 adopted, as changed

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment 18 adopted, as changed

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Amended

Amendment 21 rejected

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Amended

Amendment 13 rejected

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

lower

Jul 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5581, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #142 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

S3014, reprinted as amended

upper

0 primary · 30 co-sponsors