Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB852
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2021)
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Appeals: Correction, Division of: Courts: Crimes and Punishments: Dealers: defendants: District Courts: Emergency Bills: Evidence: Guns: Housing: Identification: Mass Transit: Medical Assistance: Mental and Behavioral Health: Notices: Parole and Probation: Penalties and Sentences: Prerelease and Reentry: Pretrial Detention or Release: Prisoners: Repeat Offenders: State's Attorneys: Substance Abuse: Theft: Transfer of Goods: Violence
Description: Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, and transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishing certain penalties; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: April 2, 2021
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Paul Corderman (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Jason Gallion (R); Stephen Hershey (R); J.B. Jennings (R); Justin Ready (R); Johnny Salling (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Chris West (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 30% (14 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 2, 2021 | Referred Rules and Executive Nominations |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2021 | Third Reading Passed (32-15) |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2021 | Motion Special Order until 4/2 (Senator Smith) Adopted (26-18) |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2021 | Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Carter) Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 30, 2021 | Favorable with Amendments {648272/1 Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 30, 2021 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2021 | Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2021 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2021 | Favorable with Amendments {648272/1 |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2021 | Hearing 3/03 at 12:30 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2021 | Hearing canceled |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2021 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2021 | Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 30, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 10, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Favorable with Amendments 648272/1 | Favorable with Amendments 648272/1 | Mar 29, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Motion Special Order until 4/2 (Senator Smith) Adopted | 04/1/2021 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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| Third Reading Passed | 04/2/2021 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
