2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H967: Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops
Legislative Summary
For legislation to further regulate to sale of certain domestic animals. Environment and Natural Resources.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Environment and Natural Resources(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 52
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (62)
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
James Hawkins
Democrat
Joseph McKenna
Republican
Tara Hong
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
Dennis Gallagher
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Homar Gomez
Democrat
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
Leigh Davis
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Michael Finn
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
Paul Frost
Republican
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
David DeCoste
Republican
Hadley Luddy
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Sean Reid
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
Jay Livingstone
Democrat
John Marsi
Republican
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Greg Schwartz
Democrat
Estela Reyes
Democrat
Michelle Badger
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
Colleen Garry
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat