AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Prohibits pet shops from offering for sale cats or dogs that are not obtained from an animal shelter, dog pound or animal rescue. Further prohibits any person from selling, exchanging, trading, bartering or displaying any dog or cat in public.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 18, 2019
How they voted
59–7
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 73
Jun 18, 2019
D
Democratic65
89% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Referred to committee
06/25/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
Jun 18, 2019
House · Passed
06/18/2019 House read and passed
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/04/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (06/05/2019)
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Jan 10, 2019
House · Introduced
01/10/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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