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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 563
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 125
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Adams
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberson
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ross
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Miller
- Ruth
- Wells
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Healey
- Moon
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moreno
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Chang
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Shetty
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
NO: 0
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Gile
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
- Hayes
- Lam
- Simonaire
NO: 0
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Floor Amendment {733720/1 (Senator Henson) Adopted
- Third Readings Passed with Amendments (44-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Henson) Adopted
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Henson) Adopted
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {403227/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (125-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {953127/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions AgainstPDF
- Amendments {953127/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions AgainstPDF
- Amendments {403227/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {733720/1 (Senator Henson) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions AgainstPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Mowbray, Breanna
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Smith, Richard (Western Maryland K9 Search and Rescue)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gill, Brian (State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Behler, Dylan (Delegate District 30A)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Samira (MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Woolums, John (DGS)
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