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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: "SB 159"
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citation: "Maryland SB 159 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Carter", "Cassilly", "Hettleman", "Hough", "Jackson", "Lee", "Smith", "Sydnor", "Waldstreicher", "West"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-10-28"
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last_action: "2021-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f30f568-ff97-4a3a-819a-7919e4b6fea6"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0159?ys=2021RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "6a9c19d281d7081d0ba5fcc1d6b9d49ef471d9fe3c5940dd200759a0310386fe"
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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 SB 159 (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_227_sb0159e.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/sb/sb0159e.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/sb/sb0159f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Criminal Law - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0159t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **138–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bailey — primary (person)
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- Carter — primary (person)
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- Cassilly — primary (person)
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- Hettleman — primary (person)
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- Hough — primary (person)
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- Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lee — primary (person)
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- Smith — primary (person)
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- Sydnor — primary (person)
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- Waldstreicher — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-10-28** Pre-filed `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2020-12-28** Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 a.m.
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- **2021-01-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-01-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-01-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-02-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-02-05** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-06** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-12** Senate Concurs House 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 227 `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/9f30f568-ff97-4a3a-819a-7919e4b6fea6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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