Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1497
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property
Subject: Criminal Law - Procedures: Crimes and Punishments: Liability: Self Defense: Violence
Description: Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling or place of business is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling or place of business, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed, is committing, or intends to commit a crime in the dwelling or place of business in addition to the uninvited entry; etc.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Frank Conaway (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12, 2025 | 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
