2012 Regular Session
Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 49
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Eckardt, Cane, and Haddaway-Riccio
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Shelter and Weather Protection Requirement - Bison Exemption
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Caroline County Delegation
- Entitled
- Caroline County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Burns, Carr, Clippinger, DeBoy, A. Kelly, Luedtke, McDonough, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Dangerous Dogs and At-Risk Owners
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glass, Impallaria, and Norman
- Entitled
- Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway-Riccio, Conway, Eckardt, McDermott, and Otto
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Assignment and Costs of Animal
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons and Frick
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee - Registration of Horses
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Mile Thoroughbred Racetracks - Payment of Taxes and Impact Aid and Arabian Breed Racing Authorization
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Maryland Trust Act
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Bow Hunting - Possession of Handguns for Protection
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- Public Health - Importation, Release, and Disposal of Wildlife - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays PG 304-12
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Animals
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
HB 877
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glass
- Entitled
- Cecil County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glass, Boteler, Cardin, Fisher, Frush, Ivey, McComas, A. Miller, Mitchell, Ready, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Cat and Dog Adoption
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach and Olszewski
- Entitled
- Domestic Animals - Pet and Animal Guardians
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Frush (Chair, Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund) and Delegates Healey, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, B. Robinson, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund - Sunset Extension
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bohanan, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frick, Gaines, Guzzone, Healey, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Lafferty, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Summers, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland Animal Abuse Registry
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria, Jones, Lafferty, Malone, McDonough, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Stein, and Weir
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Division of Animal Control - Treatment of Unclaimed Dogs or Cats
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel and Frush
- Entitled
- Wildlife Poaching Prevention Act
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Department of Agriculture - Animal Waste Technology Fund
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and B. Robinson
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Zoo License
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Hunting Licenses and Stamps
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Otto and McDermott
- Entitled
- Somerset and Worcester Counties - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1448
Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Queen Anne's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Queen Anne's County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McConkey
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Bait Dogs
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Maryland-Bred Race Fund - Administration
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
SB 61
Status as of January 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Counties - Temporary Kennel License
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Shelter and Weather Protection Requirement - Bison Exemption
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Maryland Horse Industry Board - Licensing
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Zirkin, Astle, Jacobs, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, Brochin, Forehand, Ramirez, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland Animal Abuse Registry
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- 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
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Unnatural and Perverted Sexual Practices - Animals
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Caroline County Senators
- Entitled
- Caroline County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Mathias
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Assignment and Costs of Animal
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Bow Hunting - Possession of Handguns for Protection
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Robey
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Animals
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Benson (Chair, Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund)
- Entitled
- Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund - Sunset Extension
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Maryland Foaled Stakes Program and Sires Stakes Program - Revisions
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Trust Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jennings, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Human Services - Service Animal Trainers - Nondiscrimination
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Zoo License
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Astle, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, and Young
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty - Bait Dogs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
