MD HB 912

died on adjournment

Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 912 pass?

No. MD HB 912 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

What is MD HB 912 about?

MD HB 912 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)”.

Who sponsors MD HB 912?

Ziegler, Lewis, Healey and 4 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 912.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-03-23
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-21
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-21
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05
First Reading Environment and Transportation
referral-committee

Versions

Third - Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)Compare
First - Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)Compare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 131-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Odom: yes
- Stein: yes
- Adams: yes
- Davis: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Alston: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Korman: yes
- Qi: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Turner: yes
- Baker: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Behler: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Rose: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guyton: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Ross: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McComas: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Wims: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Chang: yes
- Healey: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moon: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wu: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Smith: yes
- Young: yes
- Coley: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Bartlett: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Jones, D.: not voting
- Toles: not voting
- White Holland: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Holmes: not voting
- Simpson: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent
- Williams: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 750

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0912?ys=2026RS

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