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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements"
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description: "Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 281"
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citation: "Maryland HB 281 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chang"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-10-05"
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last_action: "2021-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51fded72-abbc-4bcc-85d5-96f9280c8479"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0281?ys=2021RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "996c017748d32405d03dfa3d95cc8727119b4488ad79621c6129d1d934c7cc30"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 281 (2021) — Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_226_hb0281e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0281e.pdf)
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3. **First - Criminal Law - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0281f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0281t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–1** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **130–1** (pass) · lower
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- HB 281 HB 541 — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chang — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-10-05** Pre-filed `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2020-12-22** Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2021-01-04** Hearing canceled
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- **2021-01-04** Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m.
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- **2021-02-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-02-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-02-19** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
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- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51fded72-abbc-4bcc-85d5-96f9280c8479`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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