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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS (Prohibits the sale of dogs until fully weaned unless approval for sale in writing is obtained from a licensed veterinarian. Violations are punishable by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or $1,000, or both. Pounds and shelters are exempt.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS (Prohibits the sale of dogs until fully weaned unless approval for sale in writing is obtained from a licensed veterinarian. Violations are punishable by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or $1,000, or both. Pounds and shelters are exempt.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "SB 2777"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2777 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Animals"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lombardi"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-04-05"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f64834f9-0330-428a-847a-d994486d68a3"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "05ada48fdda870d13b2ad28460d592e6b18aa618b74d52dcd393cb7025d25f9c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 2777 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS (Prohibits the sale of dogs until fully weaned unless approval for sale in writing is obtained from a licensed veterinarian. Violations are punishable by imprisonment not to exceed 12 months or $1,000, or both. Pounds and shelters are exempt.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2777 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2777A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lombardi — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-04-05** 04/05/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-19** 04/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
+- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2018)
+- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-05-24** 05/24/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/30/2018)
+- **2018-05-30** 05/30/2018 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f64834f9-0330-428a-847a-d994486d68a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+