SSB 5833 — Allowing pets in unattended motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
Did not pass — the 2025–26 session has ended
- Sponsor
- Wagoner
- Introduced
- January 22, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
What this bill does
Allows a person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to leave it standing unattended for up to 30 minutes with the engine running if reasonably necessary for the purpose of running the vehicle's air conditioning or heat for a pet in the vehicle.
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Floor votes
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202648 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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