Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB309
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun Permit – Preliminary Approval
Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Licenses: State Police, Department of: Time
Description: Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun 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 if the applicant meets certain requirements except the certified firearms training course; requiring an applicant to satisfy the firearms training requirement within 120 days after receipt of preliminary approval; etc.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 23, 2021
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Paul Corderman (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Jason Gallion (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Justin Ready (R); Johnny Salling (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 21% (10 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 23, 2021 | Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m. |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2021 | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | Favorable Adopted |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | Second Reading Passed |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2021 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Dec 28, 2020 | Hearing 1/19 at 11:00 a.m. |
| Senate | Sep 15, 2020 | Pre-filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Jan 26, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2021 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 01/29/2021 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
