RI H5072 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 18 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Referred to Senate Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on June 18 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Referred to Senate Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits pet shops from offering for sale cats or dogs that are not obtained from an animal shelter, dog pound or animal rescue. Further prohibits any person from selling, exchanging, trading, bartering or displaying any dog or cat in public.
Title
Animal Care
Sponsors
| Rep. Patricia Serpa [D] | Rep. Charlene Lima [D] | Rep. Joseph Shekarchi [D] | Rep. Daniel Mckiernan [D] |
| Rep. Evan Shanley [D] |
Roll Calls
2019-06-18 - House - Passage (Y: 61 N: 7 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-25 | Senate | Referred to Senate Judiciary |
| 2019-06-18 | House | House read and passed |
| 2019-06-14 | House | Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2019) |
| 2019-06-12 | House | Committee recommends passage |
| 2019-06-07 | House | Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2019) |
| 2019-06-04 | House | Committee postponed at request of sponsor (06/05/2019) |
| 2019-05-31 | House | Scheduled for consideration |
| 2019-02-27 | House | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2019-02-15 | House | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2019) |
| 2019-01-10 | House | Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. |
