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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 89: Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 89 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on September 29, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing. Primary sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Elizabeth EmbryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43A

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
  6. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  9. Favorable Report by Judiciary
  10. Hearing 1/23 at 11:00 a.m.
  11. Hearing canceled
  12. Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source