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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB207

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Legislation Overview

Title: Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Crime Involving a Handgun

Subject: Public Safety: Criminal Law - Procedures: Corrections: Correctional Institutions: Crimes and Punishments: District Courts: Guns: Judges: Pretrial Detention or Release: Repeat Offenders

Description: Prohibiting a judicial officer from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a crime involving a handgun after having been convicted of a crime involving a handgun within the previous 5 years; and requiring that a certain defendant be held without bail pending trial in a certain correctional facility.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Withdrawn by Sponsor

Last Action Date: February 14, 2022

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
House Feb 14, 2022 Withdrawn by Sponsor
House Jan 19, 2022 Hearing canceled
House Jan 14, 2022 Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Jan 13, 2022 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 13, 2022 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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