Maryland Senate Bill 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously killing, injuring, or interfering with the use of a certain service animal, or willfully and maliciously allowing a certain animal to kill, injure, or interfere with the use of a certain service animal; establishing penalties for a violation of certain provisions of the Act of imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of up to $2,500, or both; authorizing a court to order a certain defendant to pay certain restitution as a condition of sentencing; etc.

Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals

Sen. Michael Jackson [D]

2021-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179
2021-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-08	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2021-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2021-04-05	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-05	House	Favorable with Amendments {203422/1 Adopted
2021-04-05	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2021-03-24	House	Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-03-24	House	Referred Judiciary
2021-03-22	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-03-22	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-22	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {628675/1 Adopted
2021-03-22	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2021-02-01	Senate	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-29	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB234 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	10	626	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Human Services	7	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0607?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0607f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0607t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0607e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_179_sb0607e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0607_62867501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0607_20342201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0607_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0607_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0677.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1116.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1060.pdf