SB0231 — Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a racehorse if the person knows or reasonably should know that the racehorse will be slaughtered for certain commercial purposes; requiring certain fines collected by the State Racing Commission to be distributed to the racing Special Fund; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0231 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Budget and Taxation Committee Chair · Primary
- Labor · Cosponsor
- Departmental · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Co-sponsors (2)
- Labor
- Departmental
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"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 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 126 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 6% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0231 do?
- Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a racehorse if the person knows or reasonably should know that the racehorse will be slaughtered for certain commercial purposes; requiring certain fines collected by the State Racing Commission to be distributed to the racing Special Fund; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0231?
- SB0231 is sponsored by Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Labor, and Departmental.
- What is the current status of SB0231?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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