Maryland House Bill 153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-18 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 15 minutes when a hazardous weather warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect for the local area; prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 1 hour when the local temperature is above or below a specified temperature; and establishing penalties, not to exceed $1,000 per conviction, for violation of the Act.

Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended in Extreme Weather

Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]	Del. Tawanna Gaines [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]
Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Marice Morales [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-18	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2015-02-19	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-04	House	Reassigned to Judiciary
2015-01-28	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0153?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0153f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0153.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0153_jud.pdf