republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2023-2024/sb-746.md

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Bill	An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for issuance of dog licenses, compensation, proof required, deposit of funds, records, license sales, rules and regulations, failure to comply, unlawful acts and penalty, for applications for dog licenses, fees and penalties, for kennels, for requirements for kennels, for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses, for dogs temporarily in the Commonwealth and for health certificates for importation; in offenses of dogs, further providing for dog bites and detentions and isolation of dogs; in dangerous dogs, further providing for court proceedings, certificate of registration and disposition, for requirements, for public safety and penalties and for construction of article; in injury to dogs, further providing for selling, bartering or trading dogs; in enforcement and penalties, further providing for enforcement of this act by the secretary and provisions for inspections and for enforcement and penalties; in sterilization of dogs and cats, further providing for definitions; and imposing penalties.	An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for issuance of dog licenses, compensation, proof required, deposit of funds, records, license sales, rules and regulations, failure to comply, unlawful acts and penalty, for applications for dog licenses, fees and penalties, for kennels, for requirements for kennels, for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses, for dogs temporarily in the Commonwealth and for health certificates for importation; in offenses of dogs, further providing for dog bites and detentions and isolation of dogs; in dangerous dogs, further providing for court proceedings, certificate of registration and disposition, for requirements, for public safety and penalties and for construction of article; in injury to dogs, further providing for selling, bartering or trading dogs; in enforcement and penalties, further providing for enforcement of this act by the secretary and provisions for inspections and for enforcement and penalties; in sterilization of dogs and cats, further providing for definitions; and imposing penalties.	us/states/pa	Pennsylvania General Assembly	2023-2024	SB 746	Pennsylvania SB 746 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Elder Vogel	9	22	11	2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00	2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/85e524f7-5988-46d4-ae54-86c05ce1013e	https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=2&rollcallid=534&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0	d80b66258f85b377a5ff95c8c0ffcc2f72f4629394d18d2920e64714f6ee0be6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-pa

Pennsylvania SB 746 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in licenses, tags and kennels, further providing for issuance of dog licenses, compensation, proof required, deposit of funds, records, license sales, rules and regulations, failure to comply, unlawful acts and penalty, for applications for dog licenses, fees and penalties, for kennels, for requirements for kennels, for revocation or refusal of kennel licenses, for dogs temporarily in the Commonwealth and for health certificates for importation; in offenses of dogs, further providing for dog bites and detentions and isolation of dogs; in dangerous dogs, further providing for court proceedings, certificate of registration and disposition, for requirements, for public safety and penalties and for construction of article; in injury to dogs, further providing for selling, bartering or trading dogs; in enforcement and penalties, further providing for enforcement of this act by the secretary and provisions for inspections and for enforcement and penalties; in sterilization of dogs and cats, further providing for definitions; and imposing penalties.

Version chain

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

1. House Amendment A01309 (committee substitute) — source
2. House Amendment A01442 (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment A01444 (committee substitute) — source
4. House Amendment A01459 (committee substitute) — source
5. Printer's No. PN0792 (committee substitute) — source
6. Printer's No. PN0835 (committee substitute) — source
7. Printer's No. PN0915 (committee substitute) — source
8. Senate Amendment A00817 (committee substitute) — source
9. Senate Amendment A01140 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FINAL PASSAGE — 43–7 (pass) · upper
• A1444 — 99–104 (fail) · lower
• Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Reported as Amended — 11–0 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (Agriculture & Rural Affairs): Report Bill As Committed — 17–3 (pass) · lower
• VOGEL AMENDMENT NO. A-1140 — 47–3 (pass) · upper
• A1309 — 81–122 (fail) · lower
• FINAL PASSAGE — 143–60 (pass) · lower
• A1459 — 99–104 (fail) · lower
• Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — 24–0 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — 37–0 (pass) · lower
• A1442 — 99–104 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Elder Vogel — primary (person)
• Amanda Cappelletti — cosponsor (person)
• Camera Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
• Frank Farry — cosponsor (person)
• John Kane — cosponsor (person)
• Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Baker — cosponsor (person)
• Marty Flynn — cosponsor (person)
• Tracy Pennycuick — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs referral-committee
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Reported as amended amendment-passage, committee-passage
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2023-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2023-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 Amended on third consideration amendment-passage
• 2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs referral-committee
• 2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Reported as committed committee-passage
• 2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00 Laid on the table
• 2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 Removed from table
• 2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2023-10-18T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in Senate
• 2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in House
• 2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Presented to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor executive-signature
• 2023-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Act No. 18 of 2023

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85e524f7-5988-46d4-ae54-86c05ce1013e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).