More new bills in Annapolis

Here's the latest:

The state legislature in Annapolis is now in session. We will try as best we can to post here information about bills that may be of interest to the equestrian community. Please let us know if you hear of anything pending there that we have not listed - it is a very busy session (over 2000 bills are typically introduced) and we must rely on our volunteer staff to search the web for items of interest.

Note that you, too, can search the legislature's website. You can enter topics of interest, and any relevant proposed legislation will be highlighted. On that page, you can also find links to the various Committees' hearing schedules, as well as to the schedule for final floor votes on legislation that has been passed out of committee. Note that, in Maryland, every bill that is introduced gets a hearing, and every interested person is entitled to testify. On the page detailing the Committee schedules, you can find information about what you need to do to testify.

A functioning democracy requires that "We, the people" get involved!

Here are some new bills of interest:

HB 272
Delegate Jacobs, et al
KENT COUNTY – DEER HUNTING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY – SUNDAYS
Authorizing a person to hunt deer on private property in Kent County using specified hunting equipment on specified Sundays during specified hunting seasons.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013
NR, § 10-410(a) - amended
Assigned to: Environmental Matters

HB 273
KENT COUNTY – TURKEY HUNTING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY – SUNDAYS
Authorizing a person to hunt turkey on private property on Sundays during the spring turkey hunting season in Kent County; and making the Act an emergency measure.
EMERGENCY BILL
NR, § 10-410(a) - amended
Assigned to: Environmental Matters