2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 296

An Act providing for prohibition on sale of dogs and cats bred by certain persons, for duty of persons, kennels and animal testing facilities to offer dogs and cats for adoption and for whistleblower protection; and imposing penalties.

In committee Last action January 23, 2025: Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 24

Prime sponsor

Ryan Bizzarro

Cosponsors (23)

Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, G. Roni Green, Jeanne Mcneill, John Inglis Iii, Jose Giral, Joseph Hohenstein, Kristine Howard, Kyle Donahue, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Mandy Steele, Mary Jo Daley, Marylouise Isaacson, Maureen Madden, Melissa Cerrato, Melissa Shusterman, Michael Schlossberg, Nancy Guenst, Scott Conklin, Steven Malagari, Tarik Khan

Status

In committee as of January 23, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
January 23, 2025	House	Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.