Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB539
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms - Detachable Magazines - Maximum Capacity for Ammunition
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Public Safety: Commerce and Business: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Penalties and Sentences: Weapons
Description: Reducing to 10 rounds the maximum capacity for ammunition of a detachable magazine for a firearm that can be manufactured, sold, offered for sale, purchased, received, or transferred; and reducing to 10 rounds the maximum capacity for ammunition of a magazine which, when used by a person in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence, results in that person being guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to specified penalties.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn
Last Action Date: March 11, 2013
Sponsors
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20 sponsors: Raskin; Conway;Currie; Ferguson;Forehand; Frosh; Garagiola; Jones-Rodwell;King;Madaleno; Manno; McFadden; Montgomery; Peters;Pinsky; Ramirez; Robey; Rosapepe; Young;Zirkin;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 43% (20 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2013 | Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2013 | Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2013 | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2013 | Hearing cancelled |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2013 | Hearing cancelled |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2013 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 1, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
