Bill Title: Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 57-9)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-13 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2820 [H826 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Natalie Higgins [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kimberly Ferguson [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adam Scanlon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lindsay Sabadosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Hamilton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Ashe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Barrett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Samantha Montano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo Puppolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David LeBoeuf [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Galvin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle DuBois [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul McMurtry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Colleen Garry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-36-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hannah Kane [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Patrick O'Connor [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Denise Garlick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen LaNatra [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph McKenna [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Hawkins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Vaughn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Steven Howitt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arena-DeRosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessica Giannino [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bradley Jones [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-20-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carmine Gentile [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Kearney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margaret Scarsdale [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Simon Cataldo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Duffy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rodney Elliott [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arciero [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Doherty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bruce Ayers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adrianne Ramos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Eldridge [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MIDDLE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Balinsky Armini [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Moore [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Josh Cutler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christine Barber [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-34-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bruce Tarr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeffrey Turco [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-19-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Richard Haggerty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-30-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Blais [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-FRA	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jonathan Zlotnik [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Owens [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-29-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tommy Vitolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Estela Reyes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Kushmerek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danillo Sena [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-37-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adrian Madaro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mindy Domb [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Judith Garcia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bill MacGregor [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Gordon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-21-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Fred Barrows [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Donato [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-35-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Ultrino [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-33-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Moran [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Pignatelli [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Nick Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carole Fiola [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Erika Uyterhoeven [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-27-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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