Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB488
Legislation Overview
Title: Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)
Subject: Civil Actions and Procedures: Attorneys' Fees: Attorney General: Civil Actions: Court Costs: Damages: Equipment: Guns: Industry and Technology: Notices: Nuisances: Transfer of Goods
Description: Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to harm to the public through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and implement certain reasonable controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, or use of certain firearm-related products; authorizing certain civil actions for violations of the Act; etc.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Last Action Date: April 4, 2024
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Jeff Waldstreicher (D); William Smith (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (2 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 4, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {873528/1 Adopted |
| House | Apr 4, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| House | Apr 4, 2024 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Hearing canceled |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m. |
| House | Mar 20, 2024 | Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Mar 16, 2024 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Third Reading Passed (33-12) |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {163020/1 |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Motion Laid Over (Senator Bailey) Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {163020/1 Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Floor Amendment {693023/1 (Senator Bailey) Rejected (12-32) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2024 | Hearing 2/16 at 10:00 a.m. |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2024 | Hearing canceled |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2024 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 15, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 24, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Favorable with Amendments 873528/1 Adopted | Favorable with Amendments 873528/1 Adopted | Apr 4, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Favorable with Amendments 163020/1 | Favorable with Amendments 163020/1 | Mar 14, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Floor Amendment 693023/1 (Senator Bailey) Rejected (12-32) | Floor Amendment 693023/1 (Senator Bailey) Rejected (12-32) | Mar 14, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Floor Amendment 693023/1 (Senator Bailey) Rejected | 03/14/2024 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 3 | No |
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| Third Reading Passed | 03/15/2024 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
