MA S550

Bill

Relative to heartworm in dogs

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to heartworm in dogs. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to adopt best practices from the American Heartworm Association regarding the transportation and acceptance into Massachusetts of dogs with any stage of heartworm, a parasitic infection also known as dirofilariasis.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Anne Gobi (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2734 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S550

(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S550
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S550.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1555	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons to the commonwealth of Massachusetts	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1556	Resolutions relative to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2767	Similar To
S2734	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources and agriculture matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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