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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION"
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description: "Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7970"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7970 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Biah", "Brien", "Costantino", "DeSimone", "Fenton-Fung", "Hull", "Knight", "Lima", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-03-05"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63d0b276-62d5-4afc-bd8f-499a3bf7d609"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "3ba0b4fdc605325972a4a3e7ae6dfc36fd74e03f28ff41765e5ec6e8cafe6988"
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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-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7970 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
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Creates a custody procedure for pets in divorce and separation proceedings based on the best interests of the animal. This act would not apply to assistance/service animals.
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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. **7970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7970.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Biah — primary (person)
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- Brien — primary (person)
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- Costantino — primary (person)
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- DeSimone — primary (person)
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- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- Lima — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/24/2024)
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- **2024-04-24** 04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2024)
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- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/29/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-29** 05/29/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/11/2024)
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 Signed by Governor `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/63d0b276-62d5-4afc-bd8f-499a3bf7d609`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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