SB 535
(New Title) defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/26/2026 |
| LSR number | 2150 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H06 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17, Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22, Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4, Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13, Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12, Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13, Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4, Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1, Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13, Watters, David(D) Straf 4, Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
- February 17, 2026Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am
- March 12, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1124s, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-1; CC
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1124s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1124s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture
- April 14, 2026Public Hearing: 04/14/2026 11:00 am GP 153
- April 14, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 04/14/2026 01:30 pm GP 153
- April 28, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 04/28/2026 10:00 am GP 153
- April 30, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1740h 04/28/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
- May 7, 2026Amendment # 2026-1740h: AA VV 05/07/2026
- May 7, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1740h: MA VV 05/07/2026
- May 14, 2026Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/14/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- July 2, 2026Vetoed by Governor 07/02/2026
- August 19, 2026Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 535 Become Law: RC 5Y-19N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 08/19/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1124s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1740h
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Veto Override
Needed 16 — two thirds of members voting.
| Party | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 5 | 11 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 5 | 19 |
Yes — 5
- Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12
- Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16
- Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17
- Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
- Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
No — 19
- Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22
- Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24
- Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19
- Carson, Sharon(R) Rock 14
- Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10
- Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23
- Gray, James(R) Straf 6
- Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7
- Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2
- Long, Pat(D) Hills 20
- McConkey, Mark(R) Carr 3
- McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11
- Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21
- Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5
- Reardon, Tara(D) Merr 15
- Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9
- Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1
- Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13
- Watters, David(D) Straf 4
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- February 17, 2026 at 09:40Energy and Natural Resources hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 26, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 14, 2026 at 11:00Environment and Agriculture public hearing recording 0:32:06–0:36:00, about 4 min (estimated)
- April 14, 2026 at 13:30Environment and Agriculture full committee work session recording 3:44:50–3:47:50, about 3 min (estimated)
- April 28, 2026 at 10:00Environment and Agriculture full committee work session recording 1:46:00–1:49:00, about 3 min (estimated)
- May 7, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 14, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- August 19, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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