---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Amends the definition of a kennel to exclude a residence where for a fee, a person provides sheltering, feeding and watering, of not more than 4 animals, not owned by the person.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Amends the definition of a kennel to exclude a residence where for a fee, a person provides sheltering, feeding and watering, of not more than 4 animals, not owned by the person.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 2510"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2510 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coyne", "Lombardi", "Lynch Prata", "Ruggerio", "Sosnowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-01"
last_action: "2018-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0b5885b-7f3a-4f92-bdf8-e1a81619c1f4"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "47464783e0e39a37d94571992b45ccc82f9edc0a1d1ee0fbe2db35eecde95a36"
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 2510 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Amends the definition of a kennel to exclude a residence where for a fee, a person provides sheltering, feeding and watering, of not more than 4 animals, not owned by the person.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2510 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2510Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coyne — primary (person)
- Lombardi — primary (person)
- Lynch Prata — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
- Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-01** 03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2018)
- **2018-04-04** 04/04/2018 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- **2018-04-04** 04/04/2018 Committee recommended Substitute A 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`
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-26** 06/26/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-28** 06/28/2018 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/b0b5885b-7f3a-4f92-bdf8-e1a81619c1f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).