AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS
Summary
Permits Smithfield to enact ordinances that would allow the animal control officer to issue citations which could be paid my mail and to prescribe penalties for violations of the town's ordinances regulating dogs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Signed May 2, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
04/23/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
03/28/2024 House read and passed
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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