Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1607
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications
Subject: Public Safety: Guns: Licenses: Self Defense
Description: Clarifying that personal protection or self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: February 17, 2020
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Dan Cox (R); Wayne Hartman (R); Nino Mangione (R); Jesse Pippy (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 18, 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
