AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE
Summary
Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Jun 5, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
06/30/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/05/2025 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
03/19/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
02/21/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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