Maryland House Bill 78 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-22 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishing that, in an action against an owner of a dog for damages for personal injury or death caused by the dog, evidence that the dog caused the injury or death creates a rebuttable presumption that the owner knew or should have known that the dog had vicious or dangerous propensities; establishing that in an action against a person other than an owner of a dog for specified damages, the common law prior to April 1, 2012, is retained as to the person without regard to the breed or heritage of the dog; etc.

Civil Actions - Personal Injury or Death Caused by Dog - Rebuttable Presumption

Del. Luiz Simmons [D]	Del. Curtis Anderson [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Jon Cardin [D]
Del. Kevin Kelly [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Del. Michael Smigiel [R]	Del. Joseph Vallario [D]

2012-02-21 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (133-0) (Y: 133 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-22	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2013-02-21	House	Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2013-02-19	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-02-19	House	Favorable with Amendments {792616/1 Report Adopted
2013-02-18	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2013-01-30	House	Hearing 1/30 at 2:30 p.m.
2013-01-18	House	Hearing cancelled
2013-01-30	House	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-01-14	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0078?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0078f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0078t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0078_79261601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0078.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb0078_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0078,h-0103&stab=02&ys=2013RS