Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB159
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant
Subject: Public Safety: Arrests: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Transfer of Goods: Warrants
Description: Adding the crime of knowingly being a participant in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm to the list of crimes subject to warrantless arrest; and providing a penalty on conviction of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Dalya Attar (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2023 | Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2023 | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| House | Feb 28, 2023 | Third Reading Passed (115-19) |
| House | Feb 23, 2023 | Second Reading Passed |
| House | Feb 22, 2023 | Motion Special Order until 2/23 (Delegate Alston) Adopted |
| House | Feb 22, 2023 | Favorable Adopted |
| House | Feb 20, 2023 | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| House | Jan 17, 2023 | Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Jan 16, 2023 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 23, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 17, 2023 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 02/28/2023 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
