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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 295: An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses and providing for prohibition on sale of dogs bred by certain persons; and, in enforcement and penalties, providing for whistleblower protection.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 295 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses and providing for prohibition on sale of dogs bred by certain persons; and, in enforcement and penalties, providing for whistleblower protection. Primary sponsor: Ryan Bizzarro (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2025): Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan BizzarroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Scott ConklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Mary IsaacsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse175
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source