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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 18, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 20, 2025
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Signed into Law
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Increases the imprisonment penalty for animal fighting from 2 to 5 yrs for a subsequent conviction under § 4-1-9 and would also require mandatory community service)
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Senate • Jun 20, 2025: 06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
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Companion Bills
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Increases imprisonment penalties and adds mandatory community service for violations of § 4-1-9.)
Summary/Bill Text
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 73
- 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
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- 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 20, 2025 | Senate
- 06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- 06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
- Jun 18, 2025 | House
- 06/18/2025 House passed Sub A
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- 06/16/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 06/16/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025)
- Jun 14, 2025 | House
- 06/14/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2025)
- 06/14/2025 Proposed Substitute
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- 03/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- 03/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2025)
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- 03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2025)
- 06/14/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2025)
- 06/16/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025)
- 06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
- House Health and Human Services: 03-27-2025--H6089--Lynn_QuillenPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--David A. BrunettiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Dennis_Tabella (Defenders of Animals, Inc.)PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Dennis_Tabella (Defenders of Animals. Inc.)PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Joanne J._Rongo (Voulnteer Services for Animals)PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Lynn_QuillenPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Maureen_MorsePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Paula BrunettiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Richard_Leclerc (Director, RI BHDDH)PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-25-2025--H6089--Stephanie SosciaPDF