AB487Introduced in the Assembly
Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State. (BDR S-1096)
Introduced by Natural Resources
What does this bill do?
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Official description
AN ACT relating to animals; directing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim concerning the sale of cats and dogs by retail pet stores in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
(No further action taken.)
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 22, 2025
17
Yes
4
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 262.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 9, Excused: 1.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 627.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 627 not concurred in. To Senate.
In Senate.
Senate Amendment No. 627 not receded from. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Senate. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
(No further action taken.)
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