Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1261
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapon Crimes - Assault Long Guns and Copycat Weapons
Subject: Public Safety: Crimes and Punishments: Dealers: Equipment: Fees: Guns: Licenses: Penalties and Sentences: Registration: State Police, Department of: Weapons
Description: Altering the definition of "copycat weapon" applicable to certain criminal prohibitions relating to assault weapons; requiring a certain person who lawfully possessed a certain firearm before October 1, 2020, to register the firearm with the Department of State Police on or before January 1, 2021; providing that a person who lawfully possessed a certain firearm before a certain date and who voluntarily registers the firearm on or after a certain date and before a certain date is not subject to certain criminal penalties; etc.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Last Action Date: February 24, 2020
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Adrienne Jones (D); Vanessa Atterbeary (D); Eric Luedtke (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 24, 2020 | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn |
| House | Feb 7, 2020 | First Reading Judiciary |
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
