HB0563 — Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an emergency response animal; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment for up to 2 years, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both upon conviction.
Bill Text
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Read HB0563 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Mangione · Cosponsor
- Delegate Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Primary
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate William Valentine · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lauren Arikan · Cosponsor
- Delegate David Moon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
Co-sponsors (12)
- Delegate Mangione
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate William Valentine Republican
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate Lauren Arikan Republican
- Delegate David Moon Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 125 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0563 do?
- Repealing the prohibition against intentionally inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit; prohibiting a person from harassing, interfering with, injuring, or killing or causing serious physical injury to an emergency response animal; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment for up to 2 years, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both upon conviction.
- Who sponsors HB0563?
- HB0563 is sponsored by Delegate Mangione, Delegate Conaway, Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate William Valentine (Republican), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Lauren Arikan (Republican), Delegate David Moon (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0563?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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