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H3288 • 2025

An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month

An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month

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Sponsor
Bruce J. Ayers
Last action
2025-11-24
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month

An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3288) of Bruce J.
  • Ayers for the issuance by the Governor of an annual proclamation setting apart the month of October as adopt a shelter dog awareness month.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-24 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-11-24 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-11-24 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-10-30 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-09-08 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  6. 2025-05-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act designating the month of October as adopt a shelter dog month
By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3288) of Bruce J. Ayers for the issuance by the Governor of an annual proclamation setting apart the month of October as adopt a shelter dog awareness month. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3288

Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 15TTTTT, the following section:

Section 15UUUUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, to increase public awareness and encourage the adoption of shelter and rescue dogs in Massachusetts, and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

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