Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 149: Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for violation established
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 149 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Dogs; required methods of confinement provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalty for violation established. Primary sponsor: Phillip Ensler (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Currently Indefinitely Postponed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Animals; Crimes & Offenses
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Ensler | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 74 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Agriculture and Forestry)
- Agriculture and Forestry 1st Substitute (Agriculture and Forestry)
- Agriculture and Forestry 1st Amendment (Agriculture and Forestry)
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Agriculture and Forestry)
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Agriculture and Forestry)