File Code: Disabled
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Kullen, Boteler, Bromwell, N. King, Levy, Montgomery, Hammen,
Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled:
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Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"
Expanding specified provisions concerning individuals with
disabilities to include service animals; repealing provisions
requiring individuals accompanied by service animals to display
specified identification; requiring specified organizations or
agencies that require specified individuals to take specified
professional training courses to include a segment concerning the
rights of individuals with disabilities who are accompanied by service
animals; etc.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/28
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/24
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 241
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
- Disabilities, Department of
- Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
- Discrimination
- Emergency Medical Services
- Emergencies
- Fines
- Fire Protection
- Identification
- Indigent Persons
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Public Information
- Rescue Squads -see also- Ambulances; Emergency Medical Serv.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Human Services
- (
7-701 ,
7-704 ,
7-705 ,
7-707 ,
7-708 ,
7-708
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 156281/01 Offered on: March 24, 2007 at:
12:52 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
- April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
