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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB704

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms – Tracking Technology

Subject: Public Safety: Data: Electronic Surveillance: Fines: Guns: Rules and Regulations: State Police, Department of: Transfer of Goods

Description: Prohibiting a person from engaging in a certain bulk firearm transfer unless each firearm that is part of the transfer contains a certain embedded tracker; requiring a seller or other transferor who engages in a bulk firearm transfer to transmit to the Secretary of State Police certain information; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense and subject to a fine of up to $2500; and requiring the Secretary to establish a certain database to store information about each bulk firearm transfer in the State.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: February 13, 2023

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Pamela Queen (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 13, 2023 Hearing canceled
House Feb 13, 2023 Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 8, 2023 Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 6, 2023 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 7, 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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