Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB1518
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Law - Minor's Access to Firearms - Penalty
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Minors: Penalties and Sentences: Safety
Description: Altering the penalty for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of up to $1,000 or both.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: February 17, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Jackie Addison (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 18, 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
