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IntroducedMay 18, 2024
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Passed SenateFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 01, 2025
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Signed into Law
Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Dec 16, 2025: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 13 of 2025 Special Session
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 157
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson, C.
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Jackson, M.
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
NO: 0
YES: 127
- Speaker
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Baker
- Ghrist
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Behler
- Harris
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Healey
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Otto
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson, C.
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson, M.
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 123
- Speaker
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Pippy
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruth
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Behler
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boafo
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Wims
- Bouchat
- Hill
- Miller
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Boyce
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Buckel
- Holmes
- Moon
- Smith
- Woods
- Chang
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Young
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Phillips
Actions
- Dec 16, 2025 | Senate
- Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 13 of 2025 Special Session
- Dec 16, 2025 | House
- Overridden (123-7)
- Dec 16, 2025 | Senate
- Overridden (44-0)
- May 16, 2025 | executive
- Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-6)
- Mar 31, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- Favorable with Amendments {293721/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.
- Mar 15, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m.
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Referred Health and Government Operations
- Feb 06, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Jan 09, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m.
- Jan 08, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
- May 18, 2024 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - EstablishedPDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - EstablishedPDF
- Amendments {293721/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - EstablishedPDF
- Text - Chapter - Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - EstablishedPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
- Governor's Veto LetterPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Raysor, Rev. Ray (Metropolitan Washington Ear (MWE))
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Rubinstein, Gabriel (Disability Rights Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kelter, Chris (Maryland Centers for Independent Living)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kolp, Ande
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Bryan (Dogs for Better Lives)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Maneki, Sharon (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Arias, Diane (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Dols, Sharon (The Arc Maryland)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- HGO Testimony, INFO -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Benhoff, Jean
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