In the House of Representatives since March 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5566
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To restrict the availability of accelerated rehabilitation for certain crimes involving animal cruelty.
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
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
March 12 to April 15, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 12
Judiciary CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 3018 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 30
Who voted how
Yea Bob Godfrey, Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Ceci Maher, Craig C. Fishbein, David Rutigliano, Derell Wilson, Dominique Johnson, Donna Veach, Doug Dubitsky, Gary A. Winfield, Greg S. Howard, Herron Gaston, Hubert D. Delany, Jason Doucette, Jason Perillo, Jillian Gilchrest, John A. Kissel, Jonathan Fazzino, Jonathan Jacobson, Jorge Cabrera, Josh Elliott, Kadeem Roberts, MD Rahman, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Mark DeCaprio, Maryam Khan, Matt Blumenthal, Matthew L. Lesser, Melissa Osborne, Michael D. Quinn, Patricia A. Dillon, Patricia Billie Miller, Patrick E. Callahan, Paul Cicarella, Renee LaMark Muir, Steven J. Stafstrom, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Tom O'Dea, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
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 Mar 12 – Mar 30
- Mar 12Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 13Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Mar 30Judiciary Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 30Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15FILE NO.Both houses