---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS"
description: "Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2744"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2744 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Euer", "Kallman", "LaMountain", "Murray", "Ruggerio", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-08"
last_action: "2024-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad294450-f7ee-4e07-b44e-c13dc647add6"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f30bf6a43ed5d17d87641b3e88b821b0b77264c2f95d61ca1630633f3c387021"
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 2744 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS

Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.

## Version chain

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

1. **2744** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2744.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **66–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **36–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Euer — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2024)
- **2024-04-10** 04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/01/2024)
- **2024-05-01** 05/01/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** 05/09/2024 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2024)
- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-05** 06/05/2024 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 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/ad294450-f7ee-4e07-b44e-c13dc647add6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).