HB 376 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the offense of transporting dogs in external section of vehicle; and imposing penalties.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-28
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2025
Sponsors
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — sponsor · 2025-01-28
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Michael H. Schlossberg (D, PA-132) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Peter Schweyer (D, PA-134) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — cosponsor · 2025-01-28
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 28, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 332
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 376
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, HANBIDGE, SCHLOSSBERG, HOWARD, HILL-
EVANS, SANCHEZ AND GIRAL, JANUARY 28, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
3 related offenses, providing for the offense of transporting
4 dogs in external section of vehicle; and imposing penalties.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 5538.1. Transporting dogs in external section of vehicle.
10 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the
11 person carries or causes or allows to be carried a dog on the
12 hood, roof, truck bed or any other external section of a vehicle
13 on a public road in this Commonwealth.
14 (b) Grading.--Upon conviction, a violation under this
15 section shall be a summary offense punishable by:
16 (1) A fine of not less than $50 nor more than $150 for a
17 first violation.
18 (2) A fine of not less than $150 nor more than $300 for
19 a second violation.
1 (3) A fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500 or
2 imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for a third
3 or subsequent violation.
4 (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to a dog
5 transported in a secured insulated cage or container which is
6 designed to facilitate the safe transportation of a dog and
7 prevents the dog from being exposed to outside weather
8 conditions and from falling, jumping or being thrown from the
9 vehicle.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michael H. Schlossberg (D, state_lower PA-132) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Peter Schweyer (D, state_lower PA-134) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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