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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB873

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety – Firearm Industry Members – Public Nuisance

Subject: Public Safety: Attorneys' Fees: Attorney General: Commerce and Business: Consumer Protection: Court of Appeals: Court Costs: Court Orders: Damages: Guns: Investigations and Inquiries: Municipal Corporations: Nuisances: Records: Reports: Safety

Description: Prohibiting a certain firearm industry member from knowingly or recklessly engaging in conduct that is unlawful or unreasonable in the State and that endangers the safety or health of the public; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and use certain reasonable controls and procedures to prevent a certain product from being possessed, used, marketed, or sold unlawfully in the State; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; etc.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing canceled

Last Action Date: March 1, 2022

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Jeff Waldstreicher (D); William Smith (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (2 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 1, 2022 Hearing canceled
Senate Feb 9, 2022 Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Feb 7, 2022 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 10, 2022 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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