Maryland House Bill 81 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-17 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended for longer than 30 minutes without access to continuous suitable shelter during extreme weather conditions, subject to certain exceptions; defining "extreme weather conditions" as temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or above 90 degrees or during an active weather warning; making a violation a civil offense; applying certain penalties ranging from a warning for a first violation to a fine of up to $1,000 for a third or subsequent offense; etc.

Crimes - Unattended Dogs in Extreme Weather Conditions

Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Lisa Belcastro [D]
Del. Mark Chang [D]	Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Shaneka Henson [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]
Del. Carol Krimm [D]	Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]
Del. Brenda Thiam [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2021-02-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 121 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-02-16	House	Third Reading Passed (121-9)
2021-02-11	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-02-05	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-12-22	House	Hearing 1/15 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2020-07-28	House	Pre-filed

HB81 (Carry Over) 2021-02-17 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
SB122 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m.
HB406 (Carry Over) 2020-03-16 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	10	623	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0081?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0081f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0081t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0081_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0112.pdf