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Passed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB281

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Safety Act of 2013

Subject: Public Safety: Commerce and Business: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Background Investigations: Dealers: Federal Government: Fees: Guns: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of: Hearings: Law Enforcement: Licenses: Mental Health: Penalties and Sentences: Public Information: Records: Registration: State Police, Department of: Violence: Weapons: Hunting: Interstate Affairs: Private Schools: Protection Orders: Public Schools: Storage: Disclosure: Education: Electronic Government: Inspections: Liability: Notices: Physicians: Police Training Commission: Privacy: Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of: Reports: Rules and Regulations: Safety: Search and Seizure: Sunset: Theft: Transportation

Description: Establishing an exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; making it a misdemeanor to possess or use specified firearm ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence; limiting the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; designating specified firearms as assault weapons; prohibiting, with exceptions, a person from transporting an assault weapon into the State or possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving an assault weapon; etc.

Session: 2013 Regular Session

Last Action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 427

Last Action Date: May 16, 2013

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

22 sponsors: The President;Benson; Conway;Currie; Ferguson;Forehand; Frosh; Kelley;King;Madaleno; Manno; Montgomery; Peters;Pinsky; Ramirez; Raskin; Robey; Rosapepe; Young;Zirkin; Jones-Rodwell;McFadden;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 47% (22 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 16, 2013 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 427
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {123422/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {283523/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {173823/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#17) Adopted (28-18)
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {923327/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {783627/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {563221/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {743421/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {483927/1
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {423625/3
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Third Reading Passed (28-19)
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Passed Enrolled
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendments {322711/3 (#1,3-7,9-16)
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#2) Adopted (27-19)
Senate Apr 4, 2013 Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#8) Adopted (27-19)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) {903920/1 Rejected (48-81)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) {643328/1 Rejected (48-78)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {753428/2 Rejected (43-84)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {443126/2 Rejected (37-88)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {423527/2 Rejected (44-83)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Parrott) {193723/2 Rejected (45-88)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {123422/1 Adopted (83-53)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Bromwell) {163628/1 Rejected (53-83)
House Apr 3, 2013 Motion vote previous question (Delegate Cane) Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Third Reading Passed with Amendments (78-61)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {923327/1 Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {123422/1
House Apr 3, 2013 Motion Special Order until later today (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (52-85)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) Withdrawn
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {423625/3 Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Oaks) {173823/1 Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {283523/1 Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) {863423/1 Rejected (50-85)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) {533728/2 Rejected (45-82)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Glass) {873522/1 Rejected (45-87)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Cluster) {143224/1 Rejected (50-82)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Wilson) {283721/2
House Apr 3, 2013 Motion vote previous question (Delegate McHale) Adopted
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Wilson) Rejected (49-84)
House Apr 3, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {503529/1 Rejected (53-73)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Schulz) {193623/1 Rejected (42-84)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {563221/1 Adopted
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dumais) {783627/1 Adopted
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Oaks) {743421/1 Adopted
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McDermott) {483927/1 Adopted
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {503422/2 Rejected (53-83)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) {783224/1 Rejected (51-83)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) {193523/2 Rejected (45-88)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Kipke) {463229/1 Rejected (48-82)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {763828/2 Rejected (55-76)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Dwyer) {923821/1 Rejected (46-81)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Afzali) {133326/1 Rejected (49-82)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Hough) {343420/1 Rejected (51-83)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) {513625/1
House Apr 2, 2013 Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (45-87)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (55-78)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McMillan) {113226/1 Rejected (45-85)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Kipke) {103322/1 Rejected (52-80)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Hough) {513824/2 Rejected (51-79)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) {623229/1 Rejected (49-82)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) {613928/1
House Apr 2, 2013 Motion vote previous question (Delegate McMillan) Adopted
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) Rejected (36-93)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate McDermott) {233521/2 Rejected (57-57)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) {103426/1 Rejected (56-72)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) {533728/2 Withdrawn
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Vitale) {673924/1 Rejected (47-79)
House Apr 2, 2013 Floor Amendment (Delegate Szeliga) {403922/1 Rejected (47-79)
House Apr 2, 2013 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House Apr 1, 2013 Special Order until 4/2 (Delegate Dumais) Adopted
House Apr 1, 2013 Favorable with Amendments {322711/3 Report Adopted
House Apr 1, 2013 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House Mar 8, 2013 Hearing 3/08 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary)
House Mar 1, 2013 First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
Senate Feb 28, 2013 Third Reading Passed (28-19)
Senate Feb 28, 2013 Motion limit debate (Senator Garagiola) Adopted (29-18)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) {933227/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Favorable with Amendments {628575/1
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#1) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#2) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#3) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#4) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#5) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#6) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#7) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#8) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#9) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#10) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#11) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#12) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#13) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#14) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#15) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#16) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#17) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#18) Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#19) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Committee Amendment (#20) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (28-19)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) {803221/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) {453725/1 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jennings) {503923/1 Rejected (19-28)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Klausmeier) {903224/2 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Dyson) {693227/1 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) {923023/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {673027/1 Rejected (20-27)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) {473524/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) {963222/2 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Getty) {513129/1 Rejected (22-25)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Reilly) {853023/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman) {143527/2 Rejected (20-27)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {243420/1 Adopted (28-19)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Astle) {683224/2 Adopted (45-1)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) {453725/2 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {133025/1 Rejected (20-27)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Getty) {573323/1 Rejected (21-25)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {703221/1 Rejected (20-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {623128/1 Rejected (21-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {433224/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {673027/2 Rejected (22-25)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jennings) {353523/1 Rejected (21-25)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {293027/2
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Special Order until later today (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator McFadden) {323522/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {293027/2 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {673027/3 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {853726/1 Rejected (17-29)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {383927/2 Rejected (21-25)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) {743626/1 Rejected (20-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) {723428/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Getty) {603126/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) {953327/1 Rejected (20-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) {323829/3 Adopted
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {353222/1 Adopted (24-22)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {783626/1 Rejected (21-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {353222/1 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted (27-20)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {353222/1 Rejected (18-28)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {353826/1 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {933123/1 Rejected (21-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) {853028/1 Rejected (23-24)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Shank) {313327/1 Rejected (21-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jennings) {393424/2 Rejected (17-30)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) {903428/1 Adopted (25-22)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jennings) {913428/1 Rejected (20-27)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Mathias) {623524/1 Rejected (20-27)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Klausmeier) {553025/1 Rejected (21-26)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {753829/1 Rejected (18-28)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) {383426/1 Adopted (44-2)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {753621/1 Withdrawn
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) {903826/2 Rejected (16-29)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) {613823/1 Rejected (16-30)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) {993224/1 Rejected (13-31)
Senate Feb 27, 2013 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate Feb 26, 2013 Favorable with Amendments {628575/1
Senate Feb 25, 2013 Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Senate Feb 25, 2013 Favorable with Amendments {628575/1
Senate Feb 25, 2013 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate Feb 6, 2013 Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 18, 2013 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered May 23, 2013 state link bill text
Enrolled Apr 5, 2013 state link bill text
Engrossed Feb 27, 2013 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 22, 2013 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

Senate Floor - Favorable with Amendments Adopted (28-19)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jennings) {503923/1 Rejected (19-28)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Shank) {673027/1 Rejected (20-27)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {143527/2 Rejected (20-27)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Getty) {573323/1 Rejected (21-25)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {703221/1 Rejected (20-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {623128/1 Rejected (21-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Shank) {673027/2 Rejected (22-25)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jennings) {353523/1 Rejected (21-25)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Getty) {513129/1 Rejected (22-25)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {243420/1 Adopted (28-19)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Astle) {683224/2 Adopted (45-1)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {133025/1 Rejected (20-27)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {853726/1 Rejected (17-29)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Shank) {383927/2 Rejected (21-25)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {743626/1 Rejected (20-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {953327/1 Rejected (20-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {353222/1 Adopted (24-22)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Shank) {783626/1 Rejected (21-26)

Senate Floor - Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Brochin) {353222/1 (Ferguso (Ferguson) Adopted (27-20)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {353222/1 Rejected (18-28)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {933123/1 Rejected (21-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {853028/1 Rejected (23-24)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Shank) {313327/1 Rejected (21-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jennings) {393424/2 Rejected (17-30)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {903428/1 Adopted (25-22)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jennings) {913428/1 Rejected (20-27)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Mathias) {623524/1 Rejected (20-27)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Klausmeier) {553025/1 Rejected (21-26)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {753829/1 Rejected (18-28)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {383426/1 Adopted (44-2)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {903826/2 Rejected (16-29)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {613823/1 Rejected (16-30)

Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {993224/1 Rejected (13-31)

Senate Floor - Motion limit debate (Garagiola) Adopted (29-18)

Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (28-19)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {503422/2 Rejected (53-83)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Krebs) {783224/1 Rejected (51-83)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {193523/2 Rejected (45-88)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Kipke) {463229/1 Rejected (48-82)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {763828/2 Rejected (55-76)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Dwyer) {923821/1 Rejected (46-81)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Afzali) {133326/1 Rejected (49-82)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Hough) {343420/1 Rejected (51-83)

House Floor - Motion Special Order until 4/3 (ODonnell) Rejected (45-87)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (ODonnell) Rejected (55-78)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McMillan) {113226/1 Rejected (45-85)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Kipke) {103322/1 Rejected (52-80)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Hough) {513824/2 Rejected (51-79)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McComas) {623229/1 Rejected (49-82)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Impallaria) Rejected (36-93)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McDermott) {233521/2 Rejected (57-57)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Krebs) {103426/1 Rejected (56-72)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Schulz) {193623/1 Rejected (42-84)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Vitale) {673924/1 Rejected (47-79)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Szeliga) {403922/1 Rejected (47-79)

House Floor - Motion Special Order until later today (ODonnell) Rejected (52-85)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McComas) {863423/1 Rejected (50-85)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Impallaria) {533728/2 Rejected (45-82)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Glass) {873522/1 Rejected (45-87)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Cluster) {143224/1 Rejected (50-82)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Wilson) Rejected (49-84)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {503529/1 Rejected (53-73)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McComas) {903920/1 Rejected (48-81)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (McComas) {643328/1 Rejected (48-78)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {753428/2 Rejected (43-84)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {443126/2 Rejected (37-88)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {423527/2 Rejected (44-83)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Parrott) {193723/2 Rejected (45-88)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Dumais) {123422/1 Adopted (83-53)

House Floor - Floor Amendment (Bromwell) {163628/1 Rejected (53-83)

House Floor - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (78-61)

Senate Floor - Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#17) Adopted (28-18)

Senate Floor - Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#8) Adopted (27-19)

Senate Floor - Senate Concur - House Amendment {322711/3 (#2) Adopted (27-19)

Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (28-19)

Link: link to state bill page

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