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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB17

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms - Digital Fingerprint Record - Permit Renewal

Subject: Public Safety: Fingerprinting: Guns: Identification: Licenses: Records: State Police, Department of: Weapons

Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to take and maintain a set of digital fingerprints for each applicant for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun; and specifying that a person who applies for the renewal of a handgun permit is not required to provide a set of fingerprints beyond the digital fingerprints required by a specified provision of law unless the Secretary expressly determines that the applicant must provide a new set of fingerprints to resolve a question of that applicant's identity.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 15, 2016

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Tony McConkey;

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 15, 2016 Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
House Jan 13, 2016 First Reading Judiciary
House Nov 5, 2015 Pre-filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 17, 2015 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

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Link: link to state bill page

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