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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
                         executive • May 16, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
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Comments on SB 157
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                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
                                                        Actions
            - 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
 
 
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
 



