---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat"
description: "Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 16"
citation: "Maryland HB 16 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bagnall", "Barve", "Belcastro", "Boyce", "Foley", "Fraser-Hidalgo", "Healey", "Krimm", "Lehman", "Lierman", "Love", "Prettyman", "Ruth", "Solomon", "Stein", "Stewart", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-09-09"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b73be5d-32e0-4977-a1f7-037dc8eb891e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0016?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "8c3f222486164bb1c67f249b4c760e7ec3a5b5a1189568597a45e7e1feaf3375"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 16 (2022) — Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_181_hb0016e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0016e.pdf)
3. **First - Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0016f.pdf)
4. **Third - Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0016t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **118–15** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **122–10** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bagnall — primary (person)
- Barve — primary (person)
- Belcastro — primary (person)
- Boyce — primary (person)
- Foley — primary (person)
- Fraser-Hidalgo — primary (person)
- Healey — primary (person)
- Krimm — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Lierman — primary (person)
- Love — primary (person)
- Prettyman — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Stein — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-09-09** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06** Hearing 1/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-02-21** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-04-21** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b73be5d-32e0-4977-a1f7-037dc8eb891e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).