2006 Regular Session
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 42
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levy, Jameson, Sossi, Menes, Quinter, Cane, Barve, Bromwell, Cardin, McMillan, McComas, Mandel, Cryor, Bronrott, Heller, Petzold, Hogan, and King
- Entitled
- Crimes - Inflicting Unnecessary Suffering or Pain on Animals - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Haddaway
- Entitled
- Talbot County - Dog and Kennel Licenses and Dog Tags
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Anne Arundel County Delegation
- Entitled
- Anne Arundel County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee and Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Howard County Delegation
- Entitled
- Howard County - Steel Jaw Leghold Trap Prohibition Ho. Co. 7-06
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jennings, V. Clagett, Cluster, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, and Mayer
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Improper Transport of Horses - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glassman
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Thoroughbred Race Horses - Maryland-Bred Race Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Carroll County Delegation
- Entitled
- Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hubbard, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, Moe, Montgomery, Parker, Quinter, Ross, Shewell, Stern, Taylor, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Prohibition Against Wild Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Jennings
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Notice of Quarantine
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jennings, Bates, Frank, Glassman, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax Revenues - Equine Feed Supplements and Supplies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Bowie Race Course Training Center - Sale - Recreation and Open Space PG 419-06
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation
- Entitled
- Montgomery County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays MC 602-06
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lawton, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelly, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Montgomery, Petzold, Quinter, Sossi, Stern, Stull, F. Turner, Weldon, and Weir
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Hunting Via an Internet Connection - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glassman, Hogan, Jennings, Lawton, McConkey, McKee, Miller, Montgomery, Parrott, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Maryland Cooperative Extension - Exposition of Livestock
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, Barkley, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, Lawton, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Parker, and Stern
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Calvert County Delegation
- Entitled
- Calvert County - Dog and Kennel Licenses
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Aumann, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Heller, Hogan, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, McDonough, Shank, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Crimes - Commercial Depiction of Dogfight or Cockfight - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 1281
Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush and Kach
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Emergency Management Advisory Council - Recommendations for Care of Domestic Animals During Emergency
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Boteler, V. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, Dumais, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Kach, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, Mandel, Mayer, McIntosh, McKee, Shank, Simmons, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Ferret Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Kaiser, Montgomery, and Lee
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Great Strides
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach and Barve
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Study on Making Maryland Horse Industry More Competitive
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Haddaway
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals in the Presence of a Minor
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Edwards
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Black Bears - Establishment of Population in Each County
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1457
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank, Aumann, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Kelly, McKee, Myers, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Service Animal Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, McHale, Goodwin, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Marriott
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Elephant Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Talbot County - Dog and Kennel Licenses and Dog Tags
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Middleton, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Thoroughbred Race Horses - Maryland-Bred Race Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Green
- Entitled
- Estates and Trusts - Trust For Care of Animal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone
- Entitled
- Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Anne Arundel County Senators
- Entitled
- Anne Arundel County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Carroll County Senators
- Entitled
- Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Hunting Via an Internet Connection - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 663
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Grosfeld
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 875
Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Montgomery County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Crimes - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended by Use of Restraint - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Pet Cemeteries
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hughes
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Elephant Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kramer
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Great Strides
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Ferret Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Della
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
