Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB784
Legislation Overview
Title: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Subject: Taxes - Miscellaneous: Public Safety: Primary and Secondary Education: Comptroller: Corporations: Crimes and Punishments: Dealers: Equipment: Excise Tax: Guns: Health, Department of: Hearings: Hospitals: Limited Liability Companies: Partnerships: Penalties and Sentences: Perjury: Physicians: Revenue and Taxes: Securities: Tax Returns: Victims: Violence: Armed Forces: Exemptions: Law Enforcement: Sales and Use Tax
Description: Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 28, 2024
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Sarah Elfreth (D); Malcolm Augustine (D); Pamela Beidle (D); William Ferguson (D); Dawn Gile (D); Guy Guzzone (D); Katie Hester (D); Shelly Hettleman (D); Michael Jackson (D); Ariana Kelly (D); Nancy King (D); Benjamin Kramer (D); William Smith (D); Charles Sydnor (D); Jeff Waldstreicher (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 32% (15 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 28, 2024 | Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
| House | Mar 28, 2024 | Hearing canceled |
| House | Mar 19, 2024 | Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Mar 19, 2024 | Referred Ways and Means |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2024 | Third Reading Passed (28-17) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Floor Amendment {333121/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-30) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {143625/1 Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Floor Amendment {333121/1 (Senator Ready) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Guzzone) Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Floor Amendment {303322/1 (Senator Carozza) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (16-27) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Floor Amendment {303322/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (16-25) |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {143625/1 |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {143625/1 |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2024 | Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | First Reading Budget and Taxation |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 17, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 1, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Floor Amendment 333121/1 (Senator Ready) | Floor Amendment 333121/1 (Senator Ready) | Mar 15, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza) | Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza) | Mar 15, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Favorable with Amendments 143625/1 | Favorable with Amendments 143625/1 | 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 333121/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected | 03/15/2024 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 1 | No |
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| Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Hershey) Rejected | 03/15/2024 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1 | No |
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| Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected | 03/15/2024 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | No |
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| Third Reading Passed | 03/18/2024 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
