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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB1047

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Legislation Overview

Title: Office of the Attorney General – Firearm Crime, Injuries, Fatalities, and Crime Firearms – Study

Subject: Public Safety: Administrative Agencies: Age: Arrests: Attorney General: Crimes and Punishments: Emergency Services: Guns: Jurisdiction: Law Enforcement: Reports: Sunset: Violence

Description: Requiring the Office of the Attorney General to study and identify certain information relating to certain firearm crimes, injuries, fatalities, and crime firearms; requiring all State and local law enforcement agencies and other governmental units to provide the Office of the Attorney General with any and all information necessary to complete the study; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020, December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022; etc.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Last Action Date: March 18, 2020

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Pamela Beidle (D); Antonio Hayes (D); William Smith (D); Charles Sydnor (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (4 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 18, 2020 Committee Amendment {618474/1 Adopted
Senate Mar 18, 2020 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate Mar 17, 2020 Favorable with Amendments {618474/1
Senate Mar 17, 2020 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate Mar 17, 2020 Motion Laid Over (Senator Hough) Adopted
Senate Feb 25, 2020 Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Feb 24, 2020 Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Senate Feb 20, 2020 First Reading Senate Rules
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Mar 19, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 20, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 618474/1 Favorable with Amendments 618474/1 Mar 17, 2020 State Link amendment text No
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Link: link to state bill page

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