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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 317

File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations Prior Year Introduction As: HB 912/11 - ECM Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 131
Sponsored By:
Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone
Entitled:
Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies

Synopsis:

Requiring a retail pet store that sells dogs to post conspicuously on each dog's cage specified information about the dog; requiring a retail pet store to maintain a written record that contains specified information about each dog in the possession of the retail pet store; requiring a retail pet store to maintain a record for at least 1 year after the date of sale of a dog and to make specified records available to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/9
Favorable with Amendments {727175/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/1
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/13
First Reading Economic Matters
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/31
Favorable with Amendments {273194/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-4)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/2
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 214

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Roger P. Manno, District 19
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Christopher B. Shank, District 2
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
Attorneys' Fees
Attorney General
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Court Costs
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Damages
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Disclosure
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Examinations
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Health -see also- Mental Health
Labeling
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
Notices
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Unfair Trade Practices
Veterinarians

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 19-701 through 19-707 )
Commercial Law
( 13-301 , 13-301 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 727175/01     Offered on: March 9, 2012   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 273194/01     Offered on: April 4, 2012   at: 5:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Economic Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 13, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 1, 2012: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 1, 2012: Third Reading Passed (134-4)
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