Maryland Senate Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 8 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 48
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [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; prohibiting a judge in a jury trial from making a specified ruling before the jury returns a verdict; establishing that the owner of a dog is liable for injury, death, or loss caused by a dog while the dog is running at large; establishing exceptions; etc.

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

Sen. Brian Frosh [D]	Sen. Jennie Forehand [D]	Sen. Lisa Gladden [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]
Sen. Nancy Jacobs [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Christopher Shank [R]	Sen. Norman Stone [D]

2014-03-27 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-1) (Y: 137 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-02-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {513321/1 Adopted (25-22) (Y: 25 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {513321/1 (Raskin) (Raskin) Adopted (25-21) (Y: 25 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {513321/1 Rejected (23-24) (Y: 23 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-02-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {493827/1 Rejected (22-25) (Y: 22 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-08	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 48
2014-04-04	Senate	Returned Passed
2014-04-03	House	Third Reading Passed (137-1)
2014-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed
2014-04-02	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2014-04-02	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2014-03-25	House	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-03-03	House	First Reading Judiciary
2014-02-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2014-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2014-02-26	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {513321/1 Adopted (25-22)
2014-02-26	Senate	Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {513321/1 (Senator Raskin) Adopted (25-21)
2014-02-26	Senate	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Raskin) Adopted
2014-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2014-02-26	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {513321/1 Rejected (23-24)
2014-02-26	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {493827/1 Rejected (22-25)
2014-02-26	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2014-02-25	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2014-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-01-17	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0247?ys=2014rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/sb/sb0247f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/sb/sb0247t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/Chapters_noln/CH_48_sb0247t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0247_49382701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0247_51332101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/fnotes/bil_0007/sb0247.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/sb0247_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/sb0247_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,s-0339&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,s-0340&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,s-0342&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,s-0343&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,s-0385&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0247,h-1049&stab=02&ys=2014RS