2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H1817: Standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation
Legislative Summary
Relative to standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation. The Judiciary.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
4/18/2025
Hearing scheduled for 04/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 22
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Meghan Kilcoyne
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Michael Moore
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
John Rogers
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Michelle Badger
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Bridget Plouffe
Democrat