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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB497

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Protective Order and Peace Order

Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Hearings: Licenses: Protection Orders: Records: State Police, Department of

Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun permit to a person who is otherwise qualified and who is a person eligible for relief under a protective order, who is under the protection of an order for protection, or who is a petitioner under a peace order; requiring the Handgun Permit Review Board to review a certain record or conduct a certain hearing within 10 calendar days after receiving a request from a certain applicant; requiring the Board to sustain, reverse or modify a certain decision under certain circumstances; etc.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: February 13, 2018

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Justin Ready (R); Gail Bates (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Michael Hough (R); J Jennings (R); Wayne Norman (R); Johnny Salling (R); Andrew Serafini (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Stephen Waugh (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 28% (13 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 13, 2018 Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 29, 2018 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 30, 2018 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

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