Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB27
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval
Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Licenses: State Police, Department of
Description: Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a handgun permit without completing a certified firearms training course; requiring the Secretary of State Police to investigate an application for a handgun permit; requiring the Secretary to issue preliminary approval for a handgun permit if the applicant meets certain requirements except the certified firearms training course; requiring an applicant to satisfy a certain firearm training requirement within 120 days after receipt of preliminary approval; etc.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Recommitted to Judiciary (Delegate Vallario)
Last Action Date: March 30, 2018
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Wayne Norman (R); Justin Ready (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (4 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 30, 2018 | Recommitted to Judiciary (Delegate Vallario) |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Special Order until 3/27 (Delegate P. Young) Adopted |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Favorable Report Adopted |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| House | Mar 20, 2018 | Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Jan 31, 2018 | First Reading Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2018 | Third Reading Passed (44-1) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2018 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2018 | Favorable with Amendments {568474/1 Report Adopted |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2018 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2018 | Hearing 1/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2018 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Aug 30, 2017 | Pre-filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Jan 26, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 15, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) 568474/01 | Senate Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) 568474/01 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-1)
Link: link to state bill page
