Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Environment Committee on March 14, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 5112
AN ACT PROHIBITING PET STORES FROM PURCHASING OR PROCURING DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
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.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
11 co-sponsors
Amy Morrin Bello, Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Frank Smith, Michael D. Quinn, Kerry S. Wood, Jason Doucette, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Tony J. Scott, Nick Gauthier
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 13 to March 14, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 14 · stopped60 days
General Law CommitteeJan 13 to Mar 1258 days
Environment CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 14 · stopped2 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 12
Who voted how
Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Chris Aniskovich, David Rutigliano, Farley Santos, Gary A. Turco Jr., Geoff Luxenberg, James J. Maroney, John W. Fonfara, Juan R. Candelaria, Melissa Osborne, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Rebecca Martinez, Rick Lopes, Roland J. Lemar, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Nay Arnold Jensen, Dave W. Yaccarino, John A. Kissel, Paul Cicarella, Tim Ackert
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Mar 12
- Jan 13Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 4Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
- Feb 5Sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 6Heard in General Law Committee
- Mar 12General Law Committee recommended it and sent it to Environment Committee
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 22Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 4DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 12Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 14FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate