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SB231 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-03-18

Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes

Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a racehorse if the person knows or reasonably should know that the racehorse will be slaughtered for certain commercial purposes; requiring certain fines collected by the State Racing Commission to be distributed to the racing Special Fund; etc.

Bill Details

State

Maryland

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation...

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Sponsors

Budget and Taxation

Action History

2026-04-07 H Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-04-07 H Favorable Report by Appropriations
2026-03-21 H Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-18 H Referred Appropriations
2026-03-18 S Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2026-03-13 S Second Reading Passed
2026-03-13 S Favorable Adopted
2026-03-13 S Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-01-15 S Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
2026-01-14 S First Reading Budget and Taxation
2025-09-17 S Pre-filed

Votes

2026-03-18 Third Reading Passed Yea: 45 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-14 S Budget and Taxation
2026-03-18 H Appropriations

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-11 Introduced
2026-03-13 Engrossed

Subjects

Horse Racing Agriculture, Department of Commerce and Business Committees and Commissions Death Fines Gaming and Gambling horses Licenses Racing Records Revenue and Taxes Rules and Regulations Sports and Recreation

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