Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly's Education Committee on November 24, 2025. The 2024–2025 session has ended.
2024–2025 Session
Senate Bill 1253
Establishes pilot program in DOE to use therapy dogs in public elementary school wellness programs.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 9
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 9
4 co-sponsors
Angela V. McKnight, Douglas J. Steinhardt, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Owen Henry
Its course
January 9, 2024 to November 24, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action6 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 9 to Jan 30387 days
EducationJan 9 to Feb 1537 days
In the General AssemblyJan 30 to Nov 24 · stopped298 days
Aging and Human ServicesJan 30 to Nov 24 · moved on298 days
HealthNov 24 to Nov 240 days
EducationNov 24 to Nov 24 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Education5–0
Do pass · Feb 15
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Kristin M. Corrado, Owen Henry, Shirley K. Turner, Vin Gopal
Senate, third reading37–0
Passed · Jan 30, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 9 – Jan 30, 2025
- Jan 9Introduced in the Senate and sent to Education
- Feb 15Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jan 30, 2025Passed the Senate, 37 to 0
In the General Assembly Jan 30, 2025 – Nov 24, 2025
- Jan 30, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Aging and Human Services
- Nov 24, 2025Sent to Health
- Health recommended it
- Sent to Education