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S3028Introduced in the Senate

Promoting pet equity, treatment and safety

Engrossed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Promoting pet equity, treatment and safety

Where it stands

Committee of conference appointed - (O'Day-Lewis-Howitt), in concurrence

July 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 1 NAYS · July 15, 2026

151

Yes

1

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

158 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
Christopher Flanagan01-BARYes
John Barrett01-BERYes
Michael Chaisson01-BRIYes
Dawne Shand01-ESSYes
Todd Smola01-HAMYes
Lindsay Sabadosa01-HAMYes
Margaret Scarsdale01-MIDAbsent
Bruce Ayers01-NORYes
Michelle Badger01-PLYYes
Adrian Madaro01-SUFYes

Bill history

  1. S3014, reprinted as amended

  2. Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #142 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

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

  4. 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

  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Read third

  11. Amendment 13 rejected

  12. Amendment 21 rejected

  13. Amendment 18 adopted, as changed

  14. Amendment 22 adopted, as changed

  15. Amendment 23 adopted, as changed

  16. Text of H5581 amended, published as H5589

  17. Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 233 )

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment

  20. Committee of conference appointed (Feeney-Lewis-Tarr)

  21. House insisted on its amendment

  22. Committee of conference appointed - (O'Day-Lewis-Howitt), in concurrence

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