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type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits leasing dogs and cats."
description: "Prohibits leasing dogs and cats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4552"
citation: "New Jersey A 4552 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Corrado, Kristin M.", "Gopal, Vin", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Rooney, Kevin J."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86ac2087-91f7-4e46-a0bf-212f73010b76"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ae98cc01bdaf85407a85de3c788ebc17f2c6e5b78f0269d8b378d739e662cc6a"
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-nj"]
---
# New Jersey A 4552 (218) — Prohibits leasing dogs and cats.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Assembly Committee Substitute A4385** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4552_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4552_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint of Substitute A4385** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A5000/4552_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- AMEND — **330** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **50** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **370** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **741** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **741** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-1-1) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (33-0) (Gopal) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3531 (SCS/1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-1-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.234. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86ac2087-91f7-4e46-a0bf-212f73010b76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).