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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislatio SB55

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Assault Weapons Buyback Fund

Subject: Public Safety: Taxes - Income: Appropriations: Comptroller: Governor: Guns: Income Tax: Rules and Regulations: State Police, Department of

Description: Establishing the Maryland Assault Weapons Buyback Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and establishing a related income tax return checkoff; requiring the Department of State Police to administer the Fund and to adopt certain regulations to implement the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2022 to appropriate $50,000 for the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; etc.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation; Withdrawn

Last Action Date: January 16, 2020

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Ronald Young (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 16, 2020 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation; Withdrawn
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Hearing canceled
Senate Jan 8, 2020 First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate Jan 6, 2020 Hearing 1/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Sep 25, 2019 Pre-filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 20, 2019 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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