H.B. No. 5112
Session Year 2025
 


AN ACT PROHIBITING PET STORES FROM PURCHASING OR PROCURING DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS.

To provide that no pet shop licensee shall purchase or otherwise procure any dog, cat or rabbit for the purpose of auctioning, bartering, selling, leasing or transferring, or offering to auction, barter, sell, lease or transfer, such dog, cat or rabbit.

Introduced by:
General Law Committee

 New today  2-4 days old  5 days & older

Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 3/14/2025Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Environment
 3/13/2025Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Environment
 3/13/2025(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/13/2025(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/12/2025(GL)Joint Favorable Change of Reference Environment
 2/6/2025Public Hearing 02/10
 2/5/2025Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
 2/4/2025Drafted by Committee
 1/22/2025(GL)Vote to Draft
 1/13/2025Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Co-sponsors of HB-5112

Rep. Amy Morrin Bello, 28th Dist.
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Rep. Anne M. Hughes, 135th Dist.
Rep. Frank Smith, 118th Dist.
Rep. Michael D. Quinn, 82nd Dist.
Rep. Kerry S. Wood, 29th Dist.
Rep. Jason Doucette, 13th Dist.
Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, 105th Dist.
Rep. Michael "MJ" Shannon, 117th Dist.
Rep. Tony J. Scott, 112th Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.

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