ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS” Read the full text
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2026 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government · Feb 6, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026) · Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommends passage · Mar 5, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (03/10/2026) · Mar 6, 2026
Senate read and passed · Mar 10, 2026
Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing · Mar 11, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (03/24/2026) · Mar 20, 2026
Committee recommends passage in concurrence · Mar 24, 2026
Placed on House Calendar (04/14/2026) · Apr 10, 2026
House passed in concurrence · Apr 14, 2026
Transmitted to Governor · Apr 14, 2026
Effective without Governor's signature · Apr 22, 2026
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2026-04-14 · YEAS 69, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 6, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2026-03-10 · YEAS 36, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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