New Jersey Senate Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on December 18 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-12-18 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
Pending: Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."

Provides for spaying and neutering stray or feral cats and establishes fund therefor; designated as "Compassion for Community Cats Law."

Sen. Brian Stack [D]	Sen. Patrick Diegnan [D]	Sen. Joseph Cryan [D]	Sen. Shirley Turner [D]
Sen. Gordon Johnson [D]

2025-12-18 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-12-11 - Senate - Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-12-18	Assembly	Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
2025-12-18	Senate	Passed by the Senate (38-0)
2025-12-11	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2024-01-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

S261 (Carry Over) 2025-12-18 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
S261 (Carry Over) 2025-12-18 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
A3635 (Same As) 2024-02-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
S179 (Carry Over) 2023-11-27 - Transferred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
A2275 (Carry Over) 2022-02-07 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S261
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S0500/261_I1.HTM
Supplement	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S0500/261_T1.PDF
Supplement	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S0500/261_S1.PDF
Supplement	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S0500/261_E1.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S261