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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1257

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers (Firearms Dealers' Safety Act)

Subject: Public Safety: Civil Actions: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Background Investigations: Dealers: Fees: Fingerprinting: Guns: Insurance: Investigations and Inquiries: Job Training: Licenses: Penalties and Sentences: Privacy: Recordings: Records: Repeat Offenders: Reports: Subpoenas: Theft: Work, Labor and Employment

Description: Requiring a certain licensed firearms dealer to keep certain electronic records; requiring a licensed dealer to update certain records 1 day after the acquisition of a firearm and 7 days after the sale or disposition of a firearm; requiring a licensed dealer to create a certain video and audio recording and to keep the recording for a certain period of time; requiring a licensed dealer to provide a certain video and audio recording to certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: February 7, 2020

Sponsors

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14 sponsors: Marc Korman (D); Gabriel Acevero (D); Sandy Bartlett (D); Regina Boyce (D); Alfred Carr (D); Lorig Charkoudian (D); Catherine Forbes (D);Ariana Kelly (D); Sara Love (D); Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D); Shane Pendergrass (D); Samuel Rosenberg (D); Emily Shetty (D); Vaughn Stewart (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (14 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 7, 2020 First Reading Judiciary
House Feb 7, 2020 Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 8, 2020 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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