AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Requires pet shops to only sell cats or dogs obtained from an animal shelter, dog pound or animal rescue.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2018
Last action Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2018
How they voted
64–3
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 74
Jun 12, 2018
D
Democratic63
88% Yea
R
Republican11
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 14, 2018
Committee
06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
Jun 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/12/2018 House read and passed
lower
May 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/02/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
02/28/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced
02/07/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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