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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 20, 2026: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 25, 2026 01:00pm
East Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD
Summary
Comments on HB 53
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Addison
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Tomlinson
- Allen
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Valentine
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schmidt
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Smith
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Woorman
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
NO: 33
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (98-33)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {543221/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Withdrawn
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Hornberger) Adopted
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty (Professional Animal Workers of Maryland)
- JUD Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Radov, Lisa (Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Bauer, Danielle (Maryland Veterinary Medical Association)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Dylewsky, Kate (Animal Welfare Institute)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Cabrera Holtz, Liz (World Animal Protection)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Schowe, Devan (Born Free USA)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lehman, Mary (MGA)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Gray, Amanda (North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Scott, Courtney (In Defense of Animals)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Valerie (Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Hillman, DeEtte (Days End Farm Horse Rescue)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lary, Melanie (FOUR PAWS USA)
- JUD Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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