RI SB 2397
deadAN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Increases penalties for a second or subsequent offense with a fine of not less than $250 or no more than $1,000 and up to 11 months imprisonment for violating the law on the care of dogs.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-30
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-04 — 06/04/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Paolinoprimary
- Appollonioprimary
- Patalanoprimary
- Dimitriprimary
- Brittoprimary
- Bissaillonprimary
- LaMountainprimary
- Tikoianprimary
- Ursoprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-30
01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-04-10
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)
2026-04-14
04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-05-26
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-27
05/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026)
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2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Senate passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
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Versions
- 2397 SUB ACompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-03 · pass · 36-2
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: yes
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: yes
- Bissaillon: yes
- Britto: yes
- Burke: yes
- Ciccone: yes
- de la Cruz: yes
- DiMario: yes
- Dimitri: yes
- DiPalma: yes
- Euer: yes
- Famiglietti: yes
- Felag: yes
- Gallo: yes
- Gu: yes
- Kallman: yes
- LaMountain: yes
- Lauria: yes
- Mack: no
- McKenney: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Murray: yes
- Paolino: yes
- Patalano: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Quezada: no
- Raptakis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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