AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Allows a pound or animal shelter to put an animal up for adoption after ten (10) days if it has a tag or after five (5) days if it has no tag.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Sep 2017
House Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Signed Sep 28, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Sep 28, 2017
Signed into law
09/28/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 House passed Sub A as amended
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
legislature
May 4, 2017
Committee
05/04/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
May 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
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