Maryland House Bill 1113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-7)
Status: Passed on May 19 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-19 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 573
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting the sale, transfer, offer to sell or transfer, barter, trade, or auction of dogs and cats at specified locations; authorizing animal control officers and officers of specified humane organizations to enforce specified provisions of the Act; providing that a retail pet store may only offer for sale a dog or cat obtained from specified persons; requiring a retail pet store to post on each dog's cage specified information and maintain a record that includes information about the breeder or dealer, if applicable; etc.

Commercial Sale of Dogs and Cats - Prohibited Acts (Companion Animal Welfare Act)

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Del. Steven Arentz [R]	Del. Susan Aumann [R]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]
Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]
Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]
Del. William Frick [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]	Del. James Gilchrist [D]	Del. Ana Gutierrez [D]
Del. Keith Haynes [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Sheila Hixson [D]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]
Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Marc Korman [D]	Del. Carol Krimm [D]
Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Sen. Johnny Mautz [R]	Del. Susan McComas [R]
Del. Patrick McDonough [R]	Del. Aruna Miller [D]	Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Marice Morales [D]
Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Andrew Platt [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]
Sen. William Smith [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]

2016-03-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-03-13 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (128-11) (Y: 128 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-19	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 573
2016-04-01	House	Returned Passed
2016-04-01	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2016-03-31	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2016-03-31	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2016-03-31	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2016-03-29	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-17	Senate	First Reading Finance
2016-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (128-11)
2016-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {363590/1 Report Adopted
2016-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2016-03-08	House	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-11	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1113?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1113f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1113t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/Chapters_noln/CH_573_hb1113t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0003/hb1113_36359001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb1113.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb1113_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb1113_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1113,h-0414&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1113,s-0903&stab=02&ys=2016RS