Maryland Senate Bill 127 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-03 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a person to use reasonable force to remove an unattended cat or dog from a motor vehicle if the person reasonably believes that the health or safety of the dog or cat is imminently endangered, provided that the person contacts law enforcement, the fire department, or 9-1-1 before using force to remove the cat or dog, leaves contact information and notice that emergency services have been contacted, and remains with the cat or dog until law enforcement or the fire department arrives.

Vehicle Laws – Cats and Dogs Left Unattended – Authorized Removal

Sen. Edward Reilly [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-03	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/21 at 2:00 p.m.
2020-01-09	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Transportation	21	1004.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0127?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0127f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0127_jpr.pdf