Maryland House Bill 234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously killing, injuring, or interfering with the use of a certain service animal in a certain manner, or allowing a certain animal to kill, injure, or interfere with the use of a certain service animal in a certain manner; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $2,500, or both; and authorizing a court to order a certain defendant to pay full restitution for all damages arising out of the offense as a condition of sentencing.

Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals

Del. Nicole Williams [D]

2021-04-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-19 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
2021-04-12	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2021-04-12	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-12	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-04-12	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-22	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (131-2)
2021-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {822613/1 Adopted
2021-03-18	House	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
2021-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {822613/1
2021-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2021-01-15	House	Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary
2020-10-30	House	Pre-filed

SB607 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	10	626	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Human Services	7	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0234?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0234f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0234t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_178_hb0234t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0234_82261301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0234_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0234_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0624.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1250.pdf