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2023 SESSION

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SB 1384 Housing authorities; common household pets, definitions.

Introduced by: Jennifer McClellan-Resigned | T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Housing authorities; common household pets. Requires each housing authority to permit tenants to own or maintain one or more common household pets, as defined in the bill, subject to applicable state and federal law and regulations and certain reasonable conditions outlined in the bill. As defined, "common household pet" does not include an assistance animal or any animal prohibited by a local ordinance regulating the keeping of animals or fowl, other than dogs or cats, within a certain distance of residences or other buildings or structures. "Reasonable condition," as defined in the bill, does not include a prohibition on a particular breed or the weight of a common household pet.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104180D  pdf
• 02/01/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105496D-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104180D
• 01/11/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/01/23  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 4-N 2-A)
• 02/01/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105496D-S1
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/06/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105496D-S1
• 02/06/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1384S1
• 02/07/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
• 02/13/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/23  House: Read first time
• 02/13/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/13/23  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
• 02/14/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Left in General Laws