Relates to the regulation of animal shelters; repealer
Summary
Relates to standards of care for animals held in, or being transported by, animal shelters; establishes an animal shelter regulation fund.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced May 19, 2021
Signed Dec 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2022 · Assembly May 31, 2022
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
May 25, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Dec 15, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.683
upper
May 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 25, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 17, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 10, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6870B
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6870A
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
May 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
FA
Fred Akshar
RRepublican
Co
George Borrello
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
MM
Mike Martucci
RRepublican
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Patrick Gallivan
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Peter Oberacker
RRepublican/Conservative
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