Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB97
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms - Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry - Use of Medical Cannabis
Subject: Public Safety: Cannabis: Guns
Description: Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 13, 2019
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Robert Zirkin (D); Justin Ready (R); Chris West (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (4 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 13, 2019 | Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Mar 8, 2019 | First Reading Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2019 | Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2019 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2019 | Favorable with Amendments {558271/1 Report Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2019 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2019 | Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2019 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 5, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) 558271/01 | Senate Amendment (Judicial Proceedings) 558271/01 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) | 03/7/2019 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
