MD SB547 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a person from allowing for the participation of a bear, a cougar, an elephant, a jaguar, a leopard, a lion, a nonhuman primate, a tiger, or a hybrid of any of these animals in a traveling animal act; and providing a civil penalty of $2,000 per violation.
Title
Wildlife - Traveling Animal Acts - Prohibition
Sponsors
| Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D] | Sen. Brian Feldman [D] | Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D] | Sen. Michael Jackson [D] |
| Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D] | Sen. Chris West [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 104 N: 32 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 37 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 104 N: 32 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 37 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596 |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Passed Enrolled |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (36-7) |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Senate Concurs House Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed (104-32) |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Favorable with Amendments {563021/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Referred Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (37-7) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Floor Amendment {653723/1 (Senator Elfreth) Adopted |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {913229/1 Adopted |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {913229/1 |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
Same As/Similar To
HB379 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 597
Subjects
Animals
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Crimes and Punishments
Fines
Law Enforcement
Mobile and Manufactured Homes
Motor Vehicles
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Penalties and Sentences
Railroads
Special Events
Transportation
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Crimes and Punishments
Fines
Law Enforcement
Mobile and Manufactured Homes
Motor Vehicles
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Penalties and Sentences
Railroads
Special Events
Transportation
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources | 10 | 1101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 10 | 2C-01 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 10 | 2C-02 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
