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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB306

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Decriminalization Act of 2015

Subject: Public Safety: Armed Forces: Circuit Courts: Commerce and Business: Committees and Commissions: Correctional Officers: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Background Investigations: Dealers: Disabilities: Estates and Trusts: Evidence: Expungement: Facsimile Transmission: Federal Government: Fines: Fingerprinting: Guardians: Guns: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of: Hearings: Hunting: Identification: Inspections: Interstate Affairs: Judicial Review: Juvenile Causes: Law Enforcement: Liability: Licenses: Natural Resources, Department of: Notices: Penalties and Sentences: Physicians: Police Training Commission: Postal Service: Privacy: Protection Orders: Psychiatrists: Psychologists: Public Schools: Records: Registration: Rules and Regulations: Safety: Search and Seizure: Sheriffs: State Police, Department of: Teachers: Telephones: Theft: Transportation: Violence: Weapons

Description: Repealing a specified exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; repealing the prohibition on the possession or use of specified firearm ammunition during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence; altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; repealing the designation of specified firearms as assault weapons; etc.

Session: 2015 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

Last Action Date: March 10, 2015

Sponsors

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36 sponsors: Robin Grammer; Christopher Adams; Kathy Afzali; Carl Anderton; Steven Arentz; Susan Aumann; Wendell Beitzel; Jason Buckel; Mary Carozza; John Cluster; William Folden; Jeff Ghrist; Glen Glass; Kevin Hornberger; Seth Howard; Richard Impallaria; Jay Jacobs; Nicholaus Kipke; Susan Krebs; Bob Long; Johnny Mautz; Susan McComas; Mike Mckay; Ric Metzgar; Christian Miele; Matt Morgan; Charles Otto; Teresa Reilly; Deb Rey; Sid Saab; Haven Shoemaker; Meagan Simonaire; Kathy Szeliga; Cathleen Vitale; David Vogt; Brett Wilson;

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 26% (36 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 10, 2015 Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
House Feb 4, 2015 First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 4, 2015 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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