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RI HB 7221

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Increases the fines for dog ordinance violations in the town of Barrington.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-22 — 04/22/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Knightprimary
  • Boylanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)

  3. 2026-01-27

    01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  4. 2026-03-13

    03/13/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/17/2026)

  5. 2026-03-17

    03/17/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  6. 2026-03-20

    03/20/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2026)

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  7. 2026-03-24

    03/24/2026 House read and passed

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  8. 2026-03-27

    03/27/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

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  9. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2026)

  10. 2026-04-09

    04/09/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

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  11. 2026-04-10

    04/10/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (04/14/2026)

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  12. 2026-04-14

    04/14/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

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  13. 2026-04-14

    04/14/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  14. 2026-04-22

    04/22/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-03-24 · pass · 64-2

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: other
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: other
    • Batista: other
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Blazejewski: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: other
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: other
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: other
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: no
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: other
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: other

Related bills

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