Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB179
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms - Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry - Use of Medical Cannabis
Subject: Public Safety: Cannabis: Discrimination: Guns: Licenses
Description: Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 17, 2020
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Justin Ready (R); William Smith (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2020 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2020 | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2020 | Favorable Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2020 | Floor Amendment {843424/1 (Senator Lam) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2020 | Second Reading Passed |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2020 | Favorable |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2020 | Motion Special Order until 2/12 (Senator Lam) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2020 | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 12, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Floor Amendment 843424/1 (Senator Lam) | Floor Amendment 843424/1 (Senator Lam) | Feb 12, 2020 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 02/14/2020 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
