Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 D · 2 R cosponsors

S 2994 — An Act protecting the health and safety of puppies and kittens in cities and towns

Last action — Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced July 11, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. Ordered to a third reading

  4. Substituted for S1322

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Recommended new draft for S1322

  7. Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 192 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (192)

192 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 2994?
S 2994 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Harriette L. Chandler, Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), and Edward J. Kennedy (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2994?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced July 11, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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