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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB580

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Election Law – Polling Sites – Firearms Prohibitions

Subject: Elections: Boundaries: Emergency Bills: Guns: Penalties and Sentences: Safety: Voting

Description: Prohibiting a person from carrying or displaying a firearm on the premises of a privately or publicly owned building being used as a polling site during an election, including a parking lot, or carrying or possessing a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site during an election, subject to certain exceptions.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: February 8, 2023

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: Shaneka Henson (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 8, 2023 Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 3, 2023 First Reading Ways and Means
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 3, 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

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