Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB307
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)
Subject: Public Safety: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Public Health: Administrative Agencies: Appropriations: Budgets: Crimes and Punishments: Death: Governor: Grants: Guns: Health: internet: Minors: Penalties and Sentences: Publications: Public Information: Reports: Safety: Storage: Youth
Description: Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Last Action Date: April 10, 2023
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Sandy Bartlett (D); Dana Stein (D); Jon Cardin (D); Charlotte Crutchfield (D); Elizabeth Embry (D); David Moon (D); Karen Simpson (D); Nicole Williams (D); Frank Conaway (D); Aaron Kaufman (D); Cheryl Pasteur (D); Scott Phillips (D); Gary Simmons (D); Kym Taylor (D); Karen Toles (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 11% (15 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2023 | Referred Rules |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2023 | Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
| House | Apr 8, 2023 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| House | Apr 8, 2023 | Favorable with Amendments {393923/1 Adopted |
| House | Apr 8, 2023 | Third Reading Passed (101-38) |
| House | Apr 7, 2023 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Apr 8, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 25, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Favorable with Amendments 393923/1 Adopted | Favorable with Amendments 393923/1 Adopted | Apr 8, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 04/8/2023 | 101 | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
