AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Summary
Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and includes them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/28/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 21, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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