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HB 7562STATE · Rhode IslandSigned

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.

Voted 6/10/2026

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How representatives voted

68 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/10/202606/10/2026 Signed by Governor
  2. 6/4/202606/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 6/4/202606/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
  4. 6/3/202606/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026)
  5. 5/28/202605/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 5/26/202605/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
  7. 5/1/202605/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
  8. 4/30/202604/30/2026 House read and passed
  9. 4/24/202604/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
  10. 4/15/202604/15/2026 Committee recommends passage