Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB441
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
Subject: Public Safety: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Guns: Minors: Penalties and Sentences: Safety: Storage
Description: Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or an unloaded firearm in a location where a child could gain access to the firearm, unless the firearm is locked by a certain safety lock or is secured in a container that is capable of preventing an unintended person from gaining access to the contents; altering the definition of "child" to be an individual under the age of 18 years instead of 16 years; and providing a penalty for a violation of the Act of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 6, 2019
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: William Smith (D); Malcolm Augustine (D); Pamela Beidle (D); Joanne Benson (D); Sarah Elfreth (D); Arthur Ellis (D); Brian Feldman (D); William Ferguson (D); Melony Griffith (D); Guy Guzzone (D); Delores Kelley (D); Nancy King (D); Benjamin Kramer (D); Clarence Lam (D); Susan Lee (D); Douglas Peters (D); Paul Pinsky (D); James Rosapepe (D); Jeff Waldstreicher (D); Mary Washington (D); Chris West (R); Ronald Young (D); Robert Zirkin (D); Craig Zucker (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 51% (24 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2019 | Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2019 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 1, 2019 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
