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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1562

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders – Surrender of Firearms

Subject: Family Law: Guns: Law Enforcement: Protection Orders: Search and Seizure

Description: Requiring a temporary peace order and a final peace order to order the respondent to surrender to law enforcement authorities any firearm in the respondent's possession within a certain time frame and to refrain from possession of any firearm for the duration of the temporary peace order or the final peace order; requiring, instead of authorizing, a temporary protective order to order a certain respondent to surrender to law enforcement authorities any firearm in the respondent's possession within a certain time frame; etc.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 12, 2018

Sponsors

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21 sponsors: Ana Gutierrez (D); Angela Angel (D); Vanessa Atterbeary (D); Alfred Carr (D); Mark Chang (D); Tawanna Gaines (D); Angela Gibson (D);Keith Haynes (D); Marc Korman (D); Carol Krimm (D); Jazz Lewis (D);Brooke Lierman (D); Aruna Miller (D); David Moon (D); Marice Morales (D); Nick Mosby (D);Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D); Pamela Queen (D);Carlos Sanchez (D); Geraldine Valentino-Smith (D); Jeff Waldstreicher (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 15% (21 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 12, 2018 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
House Mar 1, 2018 Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 9, 2018 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 10, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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