Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB814
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications
Subject: Public Safety: Guns: Licenses: Self Defense
Description: Clarifying that self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 22, 2018
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Johnny Salling (R); Gail Bates (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Stephen Waugh (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (5 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2018 | Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2018 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 7, 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
