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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 30, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and includes them as agents authorized to enforce the provisions of this law.)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 30, 2026: 04/30/2026 House read and passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (1)
Position: 14
Summary
Comments on HB 7562
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 69
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- O'Brien
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- 04/30/2026 House read and passed
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- 04/15/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 02/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- 02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- 02/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2026)
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2026)
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- House Judiciary: 02-11-2026--H7562--Jena_Goodinson, additional testimony--JudPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7562--Brad_Sheat(Potter League)-MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7562--Randy_Rossi(RI League of Cities & Towns)MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-H7562--Jena_Goodinson-MGHPDF


