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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1189

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Protective Order and Peace Order

Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Hearings: Licenses: Protection Orders: Records: State Police, Department of

Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a handgun permit to a person who is otherwise qualified and is eligible for relief under a protective order, who is under the protection of an order for protection, or who is a petitioner under a peace order; requiring the Handgun Permit Review Board to review a certain record or conduct a certain hearing within 10 calendar days after receiving a request from a certain applicant; requiring the Board to sustain, reverse, or modify a certain decision under certain circumstances; etc.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 6, 2018

Sponsors

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23 sponsors: Deb Rey (R); Kathy Afzali (R); Angela Angel (D); Barrie Ciliberti (R); William Folden (R); Barbara Frush (D); Jeff Ghrist (R); Robin Grammer (R); Nicholaus Kipke (R); Susan Krebs (R); Michael Malone (R); Johnny Mautz (R); Susan McComas (R); Tony McConkey (R); Patrick McDonough (R); Mike Mckay (R); Matt Morgan (R); Teresa Reilly (R); April Rose (R);Haven Shoemaker (R); Kathy Szeliga (R); David Vogt (R); William Wivell (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 16% (23 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 6, 2018 Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 8, 2018 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 9, 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

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