type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type |
title |
description |
jurisdiction |
legislature |
session |
identifier |
citation |
classification |
subjects |
status |
primary_sponsors |
version_count |
action_count |
vote_count |
first_action |
last_action |
source |
source_identifier |
source_url |
source_hash |
vintage |
source_snapshot |
retrieved_at |
confidence |
tags |
| Bill |
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability |
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability |
us/states/md |
Maryland General Assembly |
2017 |
SB 790 |
Maryland SB 790 (2017) |
|
| Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes |
| Abuse |
| Animals |
| Crimes and Punishments |
|
enacted |
|
1 |
14 |
2 |
2017-02-03 |
2017-04-18 |
openstates |
ocd-bill/c709a171-3c33-46b1-9ff9-86ff63dc36b2 |
http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB790&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2017rs |
c57b0e42e9041bc8de29d15c642cf649d05b8c4f186b21f3e03651b8c18aa97c |
2026-07-01 |
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump |
2026-07-06 |
reported |
|
Maryland SB 790 (2017) — Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 136–1 (pass) · legislature
- Third Reading — 46–0 (pass) · legislature
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-03 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
referral-committee
- 2017-02-08 Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2017-02-27 Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
committee-passage-favorable
- 2017-03-01 Favorable Report Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
- 2017-03-01 Second Reading Passed
- 2017-03-03 Third Reading Passed (46-0)
passage
- 2017-03-06 First Reading Judiciary
referral-committee
- 2017-03-16 Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2017-03-31 Favorable Report by Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
- 2017-03-31 Favorable Report Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
- 2017-03-31 Second Reading Passed
- 2017-04-04 Third Reading Passed (136-1)
passage
- 2017-04-05 Returned Passed
- 2017-04-18 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c709a171-3c33-46b1-9ff9-86ff63dc36b2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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