An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safety
Senate, March 19, 2026 -- Text of the Senate Bill promoting pet equity, treatment and safety (Senate, No. 3028) (being the text of the Senate, No. 3014, printed as amended)
Bill Information
Bill Information
| (H.5581) | Ways and Means (H) | An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safety | Adopted |
| Higgins, Natalie M. | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | Withdrawn | |
| Livingstone, Jay D. | Addressing trafficking | Withdrawn | |
| Puppolo, Jr., Angelo J. | Recognizing Veterinary Youth Day | Withdrawn | |
| Puppolo, Jr., Angelo J. | Issuance of Citations for Animal Cruelty Violations | Withdrawn | |
| Paulino, Francisco E. | Protection of Service and Assistance Animal Rights | Withdrawn | |
| Gómez, Homar | Pet Deposit Designation | Withdrawn | |
| Chan, Tackey | Registration of veterinarians | Withdrawn | |
| Cusack, Mark J. | Animal Telehealth | Withdrawn | |
| Badger, Michelle L. | Sales Tax Exemption for Animal Medication Prescribed by Veterinarians | Withdrawn | |
| Ferguson, Kimberly N. | Advisory Group Additional Member | Withdrawn | |
| Galvin, William C. | Relative to dogs brought into the Commonwealth by animal rescue organizations | Withdrawn | |
| Howitt, Steven S. | Animal Abuse Registry | Rejected | |
| O'Day, James J. | Protecting Animal Health | Withdrawn | |
| Scanlon, Adam J. | Build Bark Better | Withdrawn | |
| Ashe, Brian M. | Expanding kennel inspection authority | Withdrawn | |
| Ayers, Bruce J. | Shelter Funding From Cruelty Fines | Withdrawn | |
| Cahill, Daniel | Reporting and Clarification | Adopted, as Changed | |
| Nguyen, Tram T. | Temporary Possession Ban of Animals by Animal Abusers | Withdrawn | |
| Arriaga, Shirley B. | Restricting the retail sale of certain birds | Withdrawn | |
| Pease, Kelly W. | Modernizing Kennel Recordkeeping Requirements | Rejected | |
| Moran, Frank A. | Rideshare Driver Liability | Adopted, as Changed | |
| Moran, Frank A. | Veterinary Assistants | Adopted, as Changed | |
| Frost, Paul K. | Public Housing Policy for Pet Ownership | Withdrawn |
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