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SB 441 — Veterans Affairs - Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Establishment
Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2017. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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47 sponsors
1 primary, 46 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Read SB 441 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
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Passed Enrolled
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Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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Senate Concur - House Amendments
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Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {626087/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
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Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Health and Government Operations
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Third Reading Passed (45-0)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {243522/1 (Senator Simonaire) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {214235/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Sponsors
- Astle · Cosponsor
- Norman · Cosponsor
- Edwards · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Hershey · Cosponsor
- Hough · Cosponsor
- Senator J.B. Jennings · Cosponsor
- Klausmeier · Cosponsor
- Lee · Cosponsor
- Madaleno · Cosponsor
- Manno · Cosponsor
- Mathias · Cosponsor
- McFadden · Cosponsor
- Middleton · Cosponsor
- Nathan-Pulliam · Cosponsor
- Peters · Cosponsor
- Pinsky · Cosponsor
- Ramirez · Cosponsor
- Senator Justin Ready · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Conway · Cosponsor
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- Cassilly · Cosponsor
- Miller · Cosponsor
- Oaks · Cosponsor
- Reilly · Cosponsor
- Smith · Cosponsor
- Bates · Cosponsor
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- Brochin · Cosponsor
- Currie · Cosponsor
- DeGrange · Cosponsor
- Eckardt · Cosponsor
- Senator Bill Ferguson · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Kasemeyer · Cosponsor
- Kelley · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Cosponsor
- Serafini · Cosponsor
- Waugh · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Primary
- Senator C. Anthony Muse · Cosponsor
- Zirkin · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 46 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
Co-sponsors (46)
- Astle
- Norman
- Edwards
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Hershey
- Hough
- Senator J.B. Jennings Republican
- Klausmeier
- Lee
- Madaleno
- Manno
- Mathias
- McFadden
- Middleton
- Nathan-Pulliam
- Peters
- Pinsky
- Ramirez
- Senator Justin Ready Republican
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat
- Conway
- Robinson
- Cassilly
- Miller
- Oaks
- Reilly
- Smith
- Bates
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- Brochin
- Currie
- DeGrange
- Eckardt
- Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Kasemeyer
- Kelley
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Serafini
- Waugh
- Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat
- Zirkin
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
Not signed on (141)
141 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 141 →"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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Not Voting |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 138 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Rey | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Afzali | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Not Voting |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Not Voting |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 441?
- SB 441 is sponsored by Astle, Norman, Edwards, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Hershey, Hough, Senator J.B. Jennings (Republican), Klausmeier, Lee, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Nathan-Pulliam, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Senator Justin Ready (Republican), Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Conway, Robinson, Cassilly, Miller, Oaks, Reilly, Smith, Bates, Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Brochin, Currie, DeGrange, Eckardt, Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Kasemeyer, Kelley, Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Serafini, Waugh, Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senator C. Anthony Muse (Democrat), Zirkin, Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 441?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2017. Enacted.
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