Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB259
Legislation Overview
Title: Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2023)
Subject: Civil Actions and Procedures: Attorneys' Fees: Attorney General: Civil Actions: Court Costs: Crimes and Punishments: Damages: Dealers: Guns: Industry and Technology: Notices: Nuisances: Restitution: Transfer of Goods
Description: Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly or recklessly creating, maintaining, or contributing to public harm by the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product; requiring a firearm industry member to implement certain controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, or use of certain firearm-related products; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; authorizing certain civil actions for violations; etc.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
Last Action Date: January 26, 2023
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Vanessa Atterbeary (D); Samuel Rosenberg (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (2 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 26, 2023 | Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. |
| House | Jan 25, 2023 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 25, 2023 | 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
