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type: "Bill"
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title: "Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.*"
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description: "Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.*"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "217"
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identifier: "S 1640"
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citation: "New Jersey S 1640 (217)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Land, R. Bruce", "McGuckin, Gregory P.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Taliaferro, Adam J.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Wolfe, David W."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95f72d74-d68a-455e-82cd-39d9f3763499"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "f8df0827a162fa13182651d85f1abfbbac86f258d121dacd5b5963142787e981"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 1640 (217) — Establishes requirements concerning necessary care of dogs, domestic companion animals, and service animals, and for tethering of dogs.*
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1640_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint SCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1640_R3.HTM)
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3. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1640_R2.HTM)
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4. **Reprint of Substitute S1642 S1013** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1640_R1.HTM)
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5. **Senate Committee Substitute S1642 S1013** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2000/1640_U1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
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- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
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- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
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- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
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- McGuckin, Gregory P. — primary (person)
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- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
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- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
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- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
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- Wolfe, David W. — primary (person)
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- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
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- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
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- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
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- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
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- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyrillos, Joseph M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lesniak, Raymond J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
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- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (30-0) (Van Drew) `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
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- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
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- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Tucker) `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jones) `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3152/3154/2426 (AS/2R)
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-1-6) `passage`
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
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- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.189. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95f72d74-d68a-455e-82cd-39d9f3763499`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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