Maryland House Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-9)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-29 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring specified research facilities using dogs or cats for scientific research purposes to take specified steps to provide for the adoption of a dog or cat that is no longer needed for research purposes; authorizing specified research facilities to enter into specified agreements with animal rescue organizations for specified purposes; and requiring specified research facilities to submit specified information to the Secretary of Agriculture beginning on December 1, 2017, and each year thereafter.

Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2016

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]	Del. Ben Barnes [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]	Del. Carol Krimm [D]
Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Del. Susan McComas [R]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Del. Peter Hammen [D]
Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]
Del. Terri Hill [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]
Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Del. Christian Miele [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. April Rose [R]	Del. Sid Saab [R]	Sen. Chris West [R]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2016-03-17 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (128-7) (Y: 128 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-29	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-21	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (128-7)
2016-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {206987/1 Report Adopted
2016-03-18	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2016-03-14	House	Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-19	House	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
2016-02-16	House	Hearing cancelled
2016-02-17	House	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-03	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0594?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0594f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb0594t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0594_20698701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0594.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb0594_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0594,h-0619&stab=02&ys=2016RS