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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB107

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms - Detachable Magazines - Maximum Capacity for Ammunition

Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Public Safety: Commerce and Business: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Penalties and Sentences: Weapons

Description: Reducing to 10 rounds the maximum capacity for ammunition of a detachable magazine for a firearm that can be manufactured, sold, offered for sale, purchased, received, or transferred; and reducing to 10 rounds the maximum capacity for ammunition of a magazine which, when used by a person in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence, results in that person being guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to specified penalties.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Last Action Date: April 5, 2013

Sponsors

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28 sponsors: Gutierrez;Proctor; Anderson;Barkley; Braveboy; Cardin; Carr; Cullison; Feldman; Frush; Gilchrist; Glenn;Haynes; Healey; Howard;Hucker; Kaiser; A. Kelly;Lee;Luedtke; A. Miller;Mitchell;Nathan-Pulliam; Pena-Melnyk; B. Robinson;S. Robinson;V. Turner;Washington, M.

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 20% (28 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 5, 2013 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
House Mar 1, 2013 Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
House Mar 1, 2013 Hearing 3/01 at 12:00 p.m.
House Feb 25, 2013 Hearing cancelled
House Jan 16, 2013 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 16, 2013 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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