Maryland House Bill 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 235
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell parts or products of certain animal species under certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions; requiring that fines and restitution imposed under the Act be credited to the Department of Natural Resources for the benefit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund to be used for the preservation of threatened or endangered species; providing increasing penalties for repeated violations of the Act; etc.

Natural Resources – Wildlife Trafficking Prevention

Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Lisa Belcastro [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]
Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]
Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Marvin Holmes [D]	Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]

2022-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 125 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-21	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 235
2022-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2022-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2022-04-05	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2022-04-05	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-03-11	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-03-10	House	Third Reading Passed (125-14)
2022-03-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-08	House	Favorable with Amendments {163029/1 Adopted
2022-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2022-01-10	House	Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-01-12	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2021-10-05	House	Pre-filed

SB381 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 236

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	10	209	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10-2B	9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0052?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0052f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0052t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_235_hb0052t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0002/hb0052_16302901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0052_ent.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0052_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/0238.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/1028.pdf