Maryland Senate Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-20 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing that an owner, a keeper, or a harborer of a dog is liable for damages for personal injury or death caused by the dog under specified circumstances; prohibiting an insurer, with respect to homeowner's or renter's insurance, from refusing to underwrite a risk or denying, canceling, or refusing to renew coverage solely because an applicant or insured owns, keeps, or harbors a specific breed of dog; requiring a specified additional cost to be imposed in specified criminal cases; etc.

Animals - Civil Liability and Insurance Coverage for Dogs and Court Costs for Animal-Related Crimes

Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-20	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
2014-01-24	Senate	Reassigned to Judicial Proceedings and Finance
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/SB0286?ys=2014rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/sb/sb0286f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0286.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/sb0286_jpr.pdf