| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | S3014, reprinted as amended |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #142 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5581, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Read third |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Amendment 13 rejected |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Amendment 21 rejected |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Amendment 18 adopted, as changed |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Amendment 22 adopted, as changed |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Amendment 23 adopted, as changed |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Text of H5581 amended, published as H5589 |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 233) |
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment |
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Committee of conference appointed (Feeney-Lewis-Tarr) |
| 2026-07-29 | House | House insisted on its amendment |
| 2026-07-29 | House | Committee of conference appointed - (O'Day-Lewis-Howitt), in concurrence |
| When | Chamber | Roll call | Question | Tally |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | No. 142 | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #142 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) | 38–0 |
| No. | Title | Moved by | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 2 | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | Natalie M. Higgins | Withdrawn |
| House 3 | Addressing trafficking | Jay D. Livingstone | Withdrawn |
| House 4 | Recognizing Veterinary Youth Day | Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | Withdrawn |
| House 5 | Issuance of Citations for Animal Cruelty Violations | Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | Withdrawn |
| House 6 | Protection of Service and Assistance Animal Rights | Francisco E. Paulino | Withdrawn |
| House 7 | Pet Deposit Designation | Homar Gómez | Withdrawn |
| House 8 | Registration of veterinarians | Tackey Chan | Withdrawn |
| House 9 | Animal Telehealth | Mark J. Cusack | Withdrawn |
| House 10 | Sales Tax Exemption for Animal Medication Prescribed by Veterinarians | Michelle L. Badger | Withdrawn |
| House 11 | Advisory Group Additional Member | Kimberly N. Ferguson | Withdrawn |
| House 12 | Relative to dogs brought into the Commonwealth by animal rescue organizations | William C. Galvin | Withdrawn |
| House 13 | Animal Abuse Registry | Steven S. Howitt | Rejected |
| House 14 | Protecting Animal Health | James J. O'Day | Withdrawn |
| House 15 | Build Bark Better | Adam J. Scanlon | Withdrawn |
| House 16 | Expanding kennel inspection authority | Brian M. Ashe | Withdrawn |
| House 17 | Shelter Funding From Cruelty Fines | Bruce J. Ayers | Withdrawn |
| House 18 | Reporting and Clarification | Daniel Cahill | Adopted, as Changed |
| House 19 | Temporary Possession Ban of Animals by Animal Abusers | Tram T. Nguyen | Withdrawn |
| House 20 | Restricting the retail sale of certain birds | Shirley B. Arriaga | Withdrawn |
| House 21 | Modernizing Kennel Recordkeeping Requirements | Kelly W. Pease | Rejected |
| House 22 | Rideshare Driver Liability | Frank A. Moran | Adopted, as Changed |
| House 23 | Veterinary Assistants | Frank A. Moran | Adopted, as Changed |
| House 24 | Public Housing Policy for Pet Ownership | Paul K. Frost | Withdrawn |
Showing 23 of 24. An amendment marked consolidated was folded into a consolidated amendment, which under House Rule 33F cannot be adopted except by a roll call.
Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.
| Action | Committee |
|---|---|
| Favorable with Amendment | Ways and Means (H) |
| Correctly Drawn | Bills in the Third Reading (H) |
Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.