Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB17 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0017
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10	7		SENATE BILL 17
11	8		E2, E1 4lr1384
12		-	(PRE–FILED) ~~CF HB 667~~
	9	+	(PRE–FILED)
13	10		By: Senator West
14	11		Requested: November 1, 2023
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
16	13		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
19		-	Read second time: March 3, 2024
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Criminal Law – Crimes Relating to Animals – Conviction and Sentencing 2
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27		-	FOR the purpose of establishing that each domestic or farm animal harmed in a violation 3
28		-	of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an 4
29		-	individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; 5
30		-	establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a 6
31		-	conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation and that a 7
32		-	sentence imposed may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a 8
33		-	sentence based on the act establishing a violation; and generally relating to crimes 9
34		-	relating to animals. 10
	21	+	FOR the purpose of establishing that each animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition 3
	22	+	against animal cruelty is a separate offense; establishing that a conviction for a crime 4
	23	+	relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on 5
	24	+	the act establishing the violation and that a sentence imposed may be separate from 6
	25	+	and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence based on the act establishing a 7
	26	+	violation; and generally relating to crimes relating to animals. 8
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36		-	BY adding to 11
37		-	Article – Criminal Law 12
38		-	Section 10–627 13
39		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
40		-	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
	28	+	BY adding to 9
	29	+	Article – Criminal Law 10
	30	+	Section 10–627 11
	31	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
	32	+	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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42		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
43		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
	34	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
	35	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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45		-	Article – Criminal Law 18
	37	+	Article – Criminal Law 16
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47		-	10–627. 19
	39	+	10–627. 17
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	41	+	(A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUB TITLE, EACH ANIMAL HARMED IN A 18
	42	+	VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE IS A SEPARATE OFFENS E. 19
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	44	+	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW, A CONVICTION UNDER T HIS 20
	45	+	SUBTITLE MAY NOT MERGE WITH A CONVICTION FOR ANY O THER CRIME BASED ON 21
	46	+	THE ACT ESTABLISHING THE VIOLATION OF THI S SUBTITLE. 22
48	47		2 SENATE BILL 17
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51		-	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A DOMESTIC O R FARM ANIMAL . 1
	50	+	(C) A SENTENCE IMPOSED UND ER THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE SEPARATE FROM 1
	51	+	AND CONSECUTIVE TO O R CONCURRENT WITH A SENTENCE FOR ANY CRI ME BASED 2
	52	+	ON THE ACT ESTABLISH ING THE VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE. 3
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53		-	(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS SUBTITLE, EACH ANIMAL HARMED I N A 2
54		-	VIOLATION OF THIS SU BTITLE IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE AND SHALL BE DEEMED AN 3
55		-	INDIVIDUAL VICTIM FO R PURPOSES OF THE SE NTENCING GUIDELINES STACKING 4
56		-	RULE. 5
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58		-	(B) (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW, A CONVICTION UNDER THIS 6
59		-	SUBTITLE MAY NOT MER GE WITH A CONVICTION FOR ANY OTHER CRIME BASED ON 7
60		-	THE ACT ESTABLISHING THE VIOLATION OF THI S SUBTITLE. 8
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62		-	(C) (D) A SENTENCE IMPOSED UND ER THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE SEPARATE 9
63		-	FROM AND CONSECUTIVE TO OR CONCURRENT WIT H A SENTENCE FOR ANY CRIME 10
64		-	BASED ON THE ACT EST ABLISHING THE VIOLAT ION OF THIS SUBTITLE . 11
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66		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
67		-	October 1, 2024. 13
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72		-	Approved:
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74		-	Governor.
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76		-	President of the Senate.
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78		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	54	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
	55	+	October 1, 2024. 5