Missouri · House Bill 2812 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Establishes the offense of unlawful dog tethering or chaining

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2026
  2. In committee May 15, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL DOG TETHERING OR CHAINING

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
  2. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  3. CommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H) · House Emerging Issues

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jo DollD Primary sponsor · District 91

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.