Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB560
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Courts: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Penalties and Sentences: Repeat Offenders: Theft
Description: Classifying the theft of a handgun as a felony; and establishing a penalty for theft of a handgun, for a first conviction, 2 to 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $1,000 or both, and for a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for 5 to 10 years and a fine of up to $2,500 or both.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: January 27, 2021
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'.
8 sponsors: Justin Ready (R); Mary Carozza (R); Johnny Salling (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Jack Bailey (R); Katherine Klausmeier (D); Michael Hough (R); George Edwards (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 17% (8 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2021 | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2021 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 27, 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
