Maryland Senate Bill 441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-14)
Status: Passed on May 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-04 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to refer eligible veterans who inquire about participation in the Program to one or more nonprofit training entities and encourage successful Program participants to assist in outreach to potential participants; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to implement a training protocol, select participants, and provide services to specified veterans; establishing the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program Fund; etc.

Veterans Affairs - Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Establishment

Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]	Sen. Gail Bates [R]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]
Sen. Stephen Waugh [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]	Sen. Joan Conway [D]
Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Barbara Robinson [D]	Sen. John Astle [D]
Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. James Brochin [D]	Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]	Sen. Ulysses Currie [D]
Sen. James DeGrange [D]	Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]	Sen. George Edwards [R]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]
Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. Michael Hough [R]
Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Edward Kasemeyer [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]
Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]	Sen. Roger Manno [D]
Sen. Jim Mathias [D]	Sen. Nathaniel McFadden [D]	Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. Thomas Miller [D]
Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Wayne Norman [R]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]
Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]
Sen. Andrew Serafini [R]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]

2017-04-03 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-01 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-10 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-04	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
2017-04-10	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2017-04-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-04-10	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2017-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
2017-04-06	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments {626087/1 Report Adopted
2017-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2017-03-23	House	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-10	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2017-03-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2017-03-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-08	Senate	Floor Amendment {243522/1 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
2017-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {214235/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2017-02-16	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-30	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0441?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0441f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0441t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0441e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_416_sb0441e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0441_21423501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0441_24352201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0441_62608701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0001/sb0441.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0441_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0441_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0441,s-0514&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0441,s-1469&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0441,h-1312&stab=02&ys=2017RS