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We were excited to see so much progress with legislation across the United States in 2025 to expand pet-inclusive housing. Here is our roundup of some of the most significant bills introduced this year to help people find emergency and long-term housing that accommodates their pets.
Bills introduced in 2025 related to pet-inclusive shelter or housing
Providing for Unhoused People and Pets Act Federal
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets, and for other purposes.
✅ Introduced
HB 1201 Washington
Identifying accommodations allowing pets in an emergency or extreme weather event.
✅ Introduced
✅ Passed
✅ Signed into law
✅ In effect
HB 1603 Illinois
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a landlord or lessor from refusing to rent to, deny housing to, or impose conditions on a lessee or tenant based on the breed of a dog or dogs in residential housing that contains more than 3 units of housing.
✅ Introduced
H 1476 Massachusetts
An Act to codify pet-friendly elderly housing policies and ensure pet parity across housing authorities.
✅ Introduced
A 6364 New York
Provides that certain tenants who own or keep pets shall not be denied occupancy or be subject to eviction solely on those grounds.
✅ Introduced
Establishes the housing people and animals together grant program to expand access for co-sheltering people experiencing homelessness and victims of domestic violence with companion animals.
✅ Introduced
Would establish a co-shelter toolkit of best practices, resources, case studies and other information deemed helpful to inform and encourage the implementation and sustenance of co-shelter models for victims of domestic violence and people experiencing homelessness with companion animals.
✅ Introduced
✅ Passed Senate
SB 166 Nevada
Allows pets in supportive housing and prevents breed restrictions via insurance.
✅ Introduced
✅ Passed
✅ Signed into law
✅ In effect
Just Paws Eviction Bill Package New York City
Intro 1514: Prohibiting no-pet clauses from leases for unsubsidized units in multiple dwellings.
Intro 1525: Prohibiting developers receiving city financial assistance from restricting pet ownership in dwelling units offered for rent in housing development projects.
✅ Introduced