2008 Regular Session
Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 37
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Elmore
- Entitled
- Somerset County - Regulation of Dogs and Cats - Violations of Ordinances and Regulations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kelly, Dumais, McComas, Shank, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Delmarva Fox Squirrel
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Hospital Inspections
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kipke, Ali, Bromwell, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Murphy, Shewell, Smigiel, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, James, Riley, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - 4-H Animal Display Barn
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Holmes, and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Dogfighting and Cockfighting - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Malone, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, King, Kipke, Manno, McComas, Riley, V. Clagett, Holmes, and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, James, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Black Bears - Establishment of Population in Each County
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Heller, Kramer, Manno, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Feldman, Frush, Manno, Stein, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Donoghue, Frank, Hecht, Kelly, McKee, Norman, O'Donnell, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Washington County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and Robinson
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Calvert County - Regulation and Protection of Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1188
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates DeBoy, Conway, Malone, Mathias, and Rudolph
- Entitled
- Public Health Work Group - Hospital Preparedness - Snakebite Antivenin
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull
- Entitled
- Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McDonough, Shank, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Stalking and Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush and Vallario
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Unauthorized Removal of Property - Elements of Crime
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Frush
- Entitled
- Courts - Civil Penalties - Failure to Sterilize Rescued Dog or Cat
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates V. Clagett, Elmore, Glenn, Hecht, King, Malone, Olszewski, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stein, and Weldon
- Entitled
- State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Jones
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Donoghue, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Dangerous Dogs - Spaying and Neutering
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim
- Entitled
- State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities - License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Harford County Delegation
- Entitled
- Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1499
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Niemann, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
- Entitled
- Public Health - Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals - Labeling
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 486
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Garagiola, and Glassman
- Entitled
- State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - 4-H Animal Display Barn
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
- Entitled
- Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator DeGrange
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Glassman and Jacobs
- Entitled
- Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
