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SB 573

(New Title) establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs.

Filed 2026 · Passed, awaiting the governor · Commerce and Consumer Affairs · Animals

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On the record

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In the House	PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
In the Senate	CONCURRED
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/19/2026
LSR number	2239
Chapter	0267
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H43

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Where it stands

House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT · Senate: CONCURRED

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

Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19, Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10, Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23, Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4, Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17, Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
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 Executive Departments and Administration
• January 14, 2026Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm
• February 11, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0683s, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
• February 19, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-0683s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026
• February 19, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0683s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026
• March 12, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs
• April 1, 2026Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 10:30 am GP 229
• April 8, 2026Subcommittee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 229
• April 21, 2026Subcommittee Work Session: 04/21/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
• April 28, 2026Subcommittee Work Session: 04/28/2026 10:00 am GP 229
• April 29, 2026Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 229
• May 1, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1675h (NT) 04/29/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC)
• May 14, 2026Amendment # 2026-1675h: AA VV 05/14/2026
• May 14, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1675h: MA VV 05/14/2026
• May 21, 2026Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026
• June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2145e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026
• June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2145e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026)
• June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
• June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
• July 9, 2026Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 267; Effective 08/31/2026

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 #2026-0683s

February 19, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1675h

May 14, 2026 · House · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment

May 21, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

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.

• January 14, 2026 at 13:10Executive Departments and Administration hearing
• February 19, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
• April 1, 2026 at 10:30Commerce and Consumer Affairs public hearing recording 0:42:32–0:50:18, about 8 min (estimated)
• April 8, 2026 at 10:00Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee work session recording (start time not identified)
• April 21, 2026 at 13:15Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee work session recording 4:21:30–4:24:17, about 3 min (estimated)
• April 28, 2026 at 10:00Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee work session recording 2:33:00–2:33:30, about 0 min (estimated)
• April 29, 2026 at 10:00Commerce and Consumer Affairs executive session recording 0:32:00–0:34:00, about 2 min (estimated)
• May 14, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
• May 21, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)

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