SB231
Senate Bill
Passed
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
LegiScan
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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