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
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
04/24/2024 House passed in concurrence
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Mar 22, 2024
Committee
03/22/2024 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
03/21/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
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