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IntroducedJan 10, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 27, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 13, 2025: 06/13/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/17/2025)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Jun 17, 2025 03:00pm
Room 211 - State House
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 5025
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- O'Brienprimary
- Hullprimary
- Newberryprimary
- Chippendaleprimary
Votes
YES: 68
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 13, 2025 | Senate
- 06/13/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/17/2025)
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- 03/21/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- 02/27/2025 House read and passed
- Feb 21, 2025 | House
- 02/21/2025 Placed on House Calendar (02/27/2025)
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- 02/11/2025 Committee recommends passage
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- 02/07/2025 Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2025)
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- 02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Jan 31, 2025 | House
- 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2025)
- Jan 13, 2025 | House
- 01/13/2025 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
- Jan 10, 2025 | House
- 01/10/2025 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Bill Texts
Documents
- 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2025)
- 02/07/2025 Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2025)
- 02/21/2025 Placed on House Calendar (02/27/2025)
- 06/13/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/17/2025)
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Bruce LossiniPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Cathy LanniPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--David A. BrunettiPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Dennis Tabella, Director, Defenders of Animals, Inc.PDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Joanne Bourbeau, The Humane Society of the USPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Joanne J. Rongo, Chair, Volunteer Services for AnimalsPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Paula SamosPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Robin JarzembowskiPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Stephanie L. Soscia, UNFIPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Terrence Gray, P.E., Director, RI DEMPDF
- House Judiciary: 02-04-2025--H5025--Toni AkinPDF