This bill aims to prohibit the enforcement of any provisions in a decedent's will that mandate the euthanasia of a healthy domestic companion animal. It establishes that such directives are against public policy, rendering them void and unenforceable. The legislation was inspired by a case in March 2019, where a healthy Shih Tzu was euthanized according to the wishes of its deceased owner, despite an animal shelter's offer to adopt the dog.

The bill also provides definitions for key terms, including "fiduciary," which encompasses various roles such as executors and guardians, and "domestic companion animal," which refers to pets acquired primarily for companionship rather than for business or agricultural purposes. The intent of the bill is to protect healthy pets from being euthanized based on the stipulations of a will, reflecting a shift in public policy towards the welfare of domestic animals.