republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2022/hb-5170.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE TETHERING AND SHELTERING OF DOGS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE TETHERING AND SHELTERING OF DOGS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 5170"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5170 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cruelty to animals", "Dogs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allie-brennan, Raghib", "Berger-girvalo, Aimee", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Borer, Dorinda", "Buckbee, Bill", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Cicarella, Paul", "Cook, Michelle L.", "Dathan, Lucy", "Delnicki, Tom", "Devlin, Laura M.", "Doucette, Jason", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Hampton, John K.", "Howard, Greg S.", "Hughes, Anne M.", "Hwang, Tony", "Johnson, Susan M.", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Klarides-ditria, Nicole", "Labriola, David K.", "Leeper, Jennifer", "Mastrofrancesco, Gale L.", "Mccarty, Kathleen M.", "Michel, David", "Nuccio, Tammy", "Paolillo, Alphonse", "Pavalock-d'amato, Cara Christine", "Perone, Chris", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rutigliano, David", "Scott, Tony J", "Smith, Brian T.", "Smith, Frank", "Somers, Heather S.", "Wilson, David T.", "Winkler, Michael A.", "Wood, Kerry S.", "Zawistowski, Tami", "Zullo, Joseph H."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-17"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0450e1f9-433a-4b49-9c6c-af2727615b67"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "8701360a7d0a24f8df4a2fbb4b428ec4c7ac7ca97a9e32dc18706a9bd23e65e8"
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-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 5170 (2022) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE TETHERING AND SHELTERING OF DOGS.

## Version chain

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

1. **File No. 178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022HB-05170-R000178-FC.PDF)
2. **PD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05170-R01-HB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 22-59** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00059-R00HB-05170-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05170-R00-HB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Allie-brennan, Raghib — primary (person)
- Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Cicarella, Paul — primary (person)
- Cook, Michelle L. — primary (person)
- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
- Devlin, Laura M. — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Howard, Greg S. — primary (person)
- Hughes, Anne M. — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Klarides-ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Labriola, David K. — primary (person)
- Leeper, Jennifer — primary (person)
- Mastrofrancesco, Gale L. — primary (person)
- Mccarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Nuccio, Tammy — primary (person)
- Paolillo, Alphonse — primary (person)
- Pavalock-d'amato, Cara Christine — primary (person)
- Perone, Chris — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
- Scott, Tony J — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Smith, Frank — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Wilson, David T. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Wood, Kerry S. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18** PUBLIC HEARING 0225
- **2022-03-11** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-14** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-03-23** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/22 `referral`
- **2022-03-29** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-03-29** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 151
- **2022-03-29** FILE NO. 178
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-29** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- **2022-04-30** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-30** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 532
- **2022-05-03** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-03** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-05-03** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-05-10** PUBLIC ACT 22-59
- **2022-05-17** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2022-05-17** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-23** 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/0450e1f9-433a-4b49-9c6c-af2727615b67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).