Maryland Senate Bill 455 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 248
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishing the Maryland Children's Service Animal Program in the Maryland Department of Health to serve the needs of children with a history of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or who have been diagnosed with a certain disability and special health care need by teaching them to partner with a service or support dog or to interact with therapy horses; requiring the Department to select at least one nonprofit entity to select Program participants, service or support dogs, or therapy horses, and facilitate training or therapy; etc.

Health - Maryland Children's Service Animal Program - Establishment

Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]
Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]

2020-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 248
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-02-26	House	Referred Health and Government Operations
2020-02-25	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2020-02-21	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {877173/1 Adopted
2020-02-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2020-02-04	Senate	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-27	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB547 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 247

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	13	4101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	4102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	4103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	4104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	4105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	4106	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0455?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0455f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0455t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/sb0455_87717301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0455_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0455_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0368.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0899.pdf