Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: passed_lower. Latest action: April 17, 2026.
Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law).
Establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting the abandonment or certain neglect of an animal do not apply to a person who is providing care to a community cat under a trap-neuter-return policy; establishing that a local law that establishes a trap-neuter-return policy is subject to certain requirements and restrictions; and providing that the Act supersedes and preempts any law, ordinance, policy, regulation, or rule of any local government body, person, or corporation that restricts the practice of trap-neuter-return; etc.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-11 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-04-17 | Latest Action | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |