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SB361Introduced in the Senate

Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established

Passed

Introduced by Garlan Gudger, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established

Where it stands

Enacted

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

16 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1280 · April 8, 2026

69

Yes

23

No

13

Absent or Not Voting

105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Phillip Pettus1Yes
Ben Harrison2Yes
Kerry Underwood3Yes
Parker Moore4Yes
Danny Crawford5Yes
Andy Whitt6Yes
Ernie Yarbrough7Not Voting
Terri Collins8Yes
Scott Stadthagen9Yes
Marilyn Lands10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs

  2. Pending Senate State Governmental Affairs

  3. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  4. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  5. Third Reading in House of Origin

  6. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 857

  7. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

  8. Pending House Agriculture and Forestry

  9. Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Agriculture and Forestry U9NVSDD-1

  10. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  11. Third Reading in Second House

  12. Agriculture and Forestry Engrossed Substitute Offered U9NVSDD-1

  13. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1267 U9NVSDD-1

  14. Lovvorn 1st Amendment Offered MSBT21W-1

  15. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1268 MSBT21W-1

  16. Brinyark 1st Amendment Offered BY7H2J4-1

  17. Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1269

  18. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1270 BY7H2J4-1

  19. Rigsby 1st Amendment Offered CXNPBQJ-1

  20. Hammett 1st Amendment Offered CXNPGQJ-1

  21. Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1271 CXNPGQJ-1

  22. Rigsby 2nd Amendment Offered W1U3P99-1

  23. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272 W1U3P99-1

  24. Lovvorn 2nd Amendment Offered EJ6PPC2-1

  25. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1273 EJ6PPC2-1

  26. Rehm 1st Amendment Offered W1U33E5-1

  27. Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1274

  28. Colvin 1st Amendment Offered G3TYAC2-1

  29. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1275 G3TYAC2-1

  30. Smith 1st Amendment Offered ARF2VSS-1

  31. Ensler motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1276 ARF2VSS-1

  32. Fidler 1st Amendment Offered W1U3J55-1

  33. Ensler motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 1277

  34. Ellis motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1278 W1U3J55-1

  35. Faulkner 1st Amendment Offered QNUHL51-1

  36. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1279 QNUHL51-1

  37. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1280

  38. Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1267

  39. Ready to Enroll

  40. Enrolled

  41. Delivered to Governor

  42. Signature Requested

  43. Enacted

  44. Enacted

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