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Animals

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-2715	State (Hawaii)	Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to protect the welfare of livestock transported to, from, or between any island of Hawaii. Requires the department to adopt interim rules. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Hdoa Livestock Animals Transport Sea Vessel
HB-1898	State (Hawaii)	Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to protect the welfare of livestock transported to, from, or between any island of Hawaii. Requires the department to adopt interim rules. Democrat: 90% (9) Republican: 10% (1) 90% Democrat support 10% Republican support	Hdoa Livestock Animals Transport Sea Vessel
SB-1311	State (Maine)	An Act Regarding the Sale of Dogs and Cats at Pet Shops Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1) 83% Democrat support 16% Republican support	Animals Pets
HB-173	State (Maryland)	Clarifying certain provisions of law governing Sunday hunting in the State; establishing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to allow Sunday hunting under certain circumstances; authorizing Sunday hunting on certain public land; altering the application of authorized Sunday hunting to junior hunts; prohibiting hunting on certain public land on Sunday; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Hunting And Fishing Age Allegany County Animals Anne Arundel County Baltimore City Baltimore County Birds Calvert County Caroline County
SB-188	State (Maryland)	Providing that a food is misbranded if it is offered for sale in the State with a label that identifies the product as a meat or a meat product and the product contains animal tissue cultured from animal cells outside the animal from which the tissue is derived or is made from plants or insects. Republican: 100% (12) 100% Republican support	Public Health Agriculture Animals Food Health Industry And Technology Insects Labeling Meat, Poultry, Seafood Retail Sales
HB-171	State (Maryland)	Expanding the scope of a certain prohibition against interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying a horse used for a certain purpose to prohibit a person from interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying livestock used for racing or breeding, a competitive exhibition of skill, breed, or stamina or for any other lawful activity. Democrat: 60% (6) Republican: 40% (4) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Agriculture Animals Crimes And Punishments
HB-114	State (Maryland)	Authorizing an animal shelter to waive the adoption fee for a dog or cat if the adopter presents a valid driver's license or identification card indicating veteran status, serves as a first responder, or represents an organization that trains and provides service animals for persons with disabilities. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Agriculture Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians Animals Animal Shelters Disabilities Dogs Emergency Medical Services Fees Fire Protection Identification
HB-184	State (Alaska)	Controlled Sub. Data: Exempt Veterinarian Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Animals Business Drugs Health & Social Services Hospitals Licensing Medical Care Occupations & Professions Pharmacists
SB-153	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a certain person from causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult that causes severe emotional distress to the vulnerable adult; and altering the definition of "abuse" of a vulnerable adult by adding deceptive or misleading statements made with a malicious intent toward the vulnerable adult, destruction or harm to an animal owned by a vulnerable adult, and the malicious distribution, display, or transmission of information about the vulnerable adult on social media without permission. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Abuse Animals Mental And Behavioral Health Privacy Vulnerable Adults
HB-5552	Federal	Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 Democrat: 96% (28) Republican: 3% (1) 96% Democrat support 3% Republican support	Animals
SB-127	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a person to use reasonable force to remove an unattended cat or dog from a motor vehicle if the person reasonably believes that the health or safety of the dog or cat is imminently endangered, provided that the person contacts law enforcement, the fire department, or 9-1-1 before using force to remove the cat or dog, leaves contact information and notice that emergency services have been contacted, and remains with the cat or dog until law enforcement or the fire department arrives. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous Animals Communications Dogs Emergency Services Fire Protection Fire Protection Health Identification Identification
HB-68	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an annual deer bow hunting season for North Point State Park; and requiring the Department to adopt, on or before October 1, 2020, and on or before July 1 each year beginning in 2021, regulations specifying the length of the deer bow hunting season and the areas of North Point State Park that will be open for deer bow hunting. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Hunting And Fishing Animals Forests And Parks Hunting Natural Resources, Department Of Time
HB-2582	State (West Virginia)	The purpose of this bill is to exempt all veterans of the Armed Forces or any reserve component thereof from having to have hunting, trapping and fishing licenses. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Animals Military Affairs
HJR-6	State (Utah)	Joint Resolution on the Benefits of Therapy Animals Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Animals Human Services Resolutions Health Mental Health
HB-33	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a certain person from causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult that causes severe emotional distress to the vulnerable adult; and altering the definition of "abuse" of a vulnerable adult by adding deceptive or misleading statements made with a malicious intent toward the vulnerable adult, destruction or harm to an animal owned by a vulnerable adult, and the malicious distribution, display, or transmission of information about the vulnerable adult on social media without permission. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Abuse Animals Mental And Behavioral Health Privacy Vulnerable Adults
HB-9	State (Maryland)	Defining the term "breeding stable" as it relates to licensure, inspection, and regulation by the Maryland Horse Industry Board; and altering the definition of "horse establishment" to include a breeding stable. Democrat: 85% (6) Republican: 14% (1) 85% Democrat support 14% Republican support	Agriculture Administrative Agencies Animals Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions Construction Data Disabilities Elderly Persons Electronic Communication
SB-23	State (Maryland)	Altering certain classes of goods and services for which a person may register a mark; prohibiting a person from registering a certain name or surname as a mark; requiring an applicant for registration of a mark or renewal of a mark to submit 3 different specimens or reproductions of the mark as used; prohibiting the specimens or reproductions from including certain business papers; requiring the Secretary of State to include a full description of the mark on a certain certificate of registration; etc. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Advertising Agriculture Animals Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Attorneys Boats And Ships Cannabis Child Care Commerce And Business
SB-90	State (Maryland)	Defining the terms "service dog", "support dog", and "therapy horse" for the purposes of the provisions of law governing the Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Animals Armed Forces Disabilities Dogs Job Training Mental And Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Veterans Affairs, Department Of Veterans
HB-57	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain animal shelter to conform certain protocols with certain provisions of law; providing that certain provisions do not apply to an animal experiencing irremediable physical suffering; requiring an animal shelter to take reasonable steps to achieve a save rate of 90% of impounded animals; requiring an animal shelter to make certain animals available to be reclaimed by an owner for at least a certain number of days; requiring an animal shelter to make a reasonable effort to identify an impounded animal; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture Counties - Generally Abuse Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians Age Animals Animal Shelters Communications Death Discrimination
S.2194	Federal	PREDATORS Act Promoting Resourceful and Effective Deterrents Against Threats Or Risks involving Species Act Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Animals

Title: Relating To Livestock Transportation.

Session: Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-2715

Subjects: Hdoa, Livestock, Animals, Transport, Sea Vessel

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Relating To Livestock Transportation.

Session: Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1898

Subjects: Hdoa, Livestock, Animals, Transport, Sea Vessel

Democrat: 90% (9) Republican: 10% (1)

Title: An Act Regarding the Sale of Dogs and Cats at Pet Shops

Session: Maine 129th Legislature

Number: SB-1311

Subjects: Animals, Pets

Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1)

Title: Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-173

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Age, Allegany County, Animals, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Birds, Calvert County, Caroline County

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Public Health - Misbranded Food - Meat Products

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-188

Subjects: Public Health, Agriculture, Animals, Food, Health, Industry And Technology, Insects, Labeling, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Retail Sales

Republican: 100% (12)

Title: Crimes Against Animals - Interference With Livestock

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-171

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Agriculture, Animals, Crimes And Punishments

Democrat: 60% (6) Republican: 40% (4)

Title: Agriculture - Animal Shelters - Waiver of Adoption Fee

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-114

Subjects: Agriculture, Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians, Animals, Animal Shelters, Disabilities, Dogs, Emergency Medical Services, Fees, Fire Protection, Identification

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Controlled Sub. Data: Exempt Veterinarian

Session: Alaska 31st Legislature

Number: HB-184

Subjects: Animals, Business, Drugs, Health & Social Services, Hospitals, Licensing, Medical Care, Occupations & Professions, Pharmacists

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-153

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Abuse, Animals, Mental And Behavioral Health, Privacy, Vulnerable Adults

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5552

Subjects: Animals

Democrat: 96% (28) Republican: 3% (1)

Title: Vehicle Laws – Cats and Dogs Left Unattended – Authorized Removal

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-127

Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous, Animals, Communications, Dogs, Emergency Services, Fire Protection, Fire Protection, Health, Identification, Identification

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: North Point State Park - Deer Bow Hunting Season - Establishment

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-68

Subjects: Hunting And Fishing, Animals, Forests And Parks, Hunting, Natural Resources, Department Of, Time

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Exempting all veterans of the Armed Forces or any reserve component thereof from having to obtain a hunting, trapping fishing license

Session: West Virginia 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-2582

Subjects: Animals, Military Affairs

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Joint Resolution on the Benefits of Therapy Animals

Session: Utah 2020 General Session

Number: HJR-6

Subjects: Animals, Human Services, Resolutions, Health, Mental Health

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-33

Subjects: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Abuse, Animals, Mental And Behavioral Health, Privacy, Vulnerable Adults

Democrat: 100% (8)

Title: Maryland Horse Industry Board - Breeding Stables and Horse Establishments - Definitions

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-9

Subjects: Agriculture, Administrative Agencies, Animals, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions, Construction, Data, Disabilities, Elderly Persons, Electronic Communication

Democrat: 85% (6) Republican: 14% (1)

Title: Business Regulation - Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Names - Registration

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-23

Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials, Advertising, Agriculture, Animals, Art, Music And Cultural Affairs, Attorneys, Boats And Ships, Cannabis, Child Care, Commerce And Business

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Definitions

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-90

Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials, Animals, Armed Forces, Disabilities, Dogs, Job Training, Mental And Behavioral Health, Rehabilitation, Veterans Affairs, Department Of, Veterans

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Animal Shelters - Standards of Operation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-57

Subjects: Agriculture, Counties - Generally, Abuse, Adoption - See Also- Parents And Guardians, Age, Animals, Animal Shelters, Communications, Death, Discrimination

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: PREDATORS Act Promoting Resourceful and Effective Deterrents Against Threats Or Risks involving Species Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2194

Subjects: Animals

Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2)

Animals

SB-2715

State (Hawaii)

HB-1898

State (Hawaii)

SB-1311

State (Maine)

HB-173

State (Maryland)

SB-188

State (Maryland)

HB-171

State (Maryland)

HB-114

State (Maryland)

HB-184

State (Alaska)

SB-153

State (Maryland)

HB-5552

Federal

SB-127

State (Maryland)

HB-68

State (Maryland)

HB-2582

State (West Virginia)

HJR-6

State (Utah)

HB-33

State (Maryland)

HB-9

State (Maryland)

SB-23

State (Maryland)

SB-90

State (Maryland)

HB-57

State (Maryland)

S.2194

Federal