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H0578Introduced in the House

An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

Passed

Introduced by Emilie Krasnow, District CHI9

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Official description

An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

Where it stands

House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  2. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  4. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  5. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  6. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  7. Read second time

  8. Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  9. Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  10. Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  11. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  12. Third Reading ordered

  13. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  14. Read third time and passed

  15. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

  16. Entered on Notice Calendar

  17. Second Reading

  18. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  19. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  20. Entered on Notice Calendar

  21. Second Reading

  22. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  23. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  24. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  25. Entered on Notice Calendar

  26. Second Reading

  27. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  29. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  30. New Business/Second Reading

  31. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  32. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  33. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  34. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary

  35. Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment

  36. Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations

  37. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Finance

  38. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to

  39. 3rd reading ordered

  40. New Business/Third Reading

  41. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  42. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  43. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  44. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  45. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  46. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  47. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  48. Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2026

  49. Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026

  50. House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

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