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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB842

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Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety - Honorably Discharged Veterans - Handgun Permits

Subject: Public Safety

Description: Providing that an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard is not required to possess a specified handgun qualification license in order to purchase, rent, or receive a specified handgun under specified circumstances; and providing that a specified veteran may use a specified form to demonstrate that the veteran is not required to complete a specified certified firearms training course.

Session: 2015 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 10, 2015

Sponsors

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20 sponsors: Deb Rey; Susan Aumann; Ned Carey; John Cluster; Mark Fisher; Robin Grammer; Sally Jameson; Nicholaus Kipke; Trent Kittleman; Johnny Mautz; Susan McComas; Tony McConkey; Warren Miller; Matt Morgan; Edith Patterson; Haven Shoemaker; Meagan Simonaire; Kathy Szeliga; Brett Wilson; C.T. Wilson;

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 14% (20 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 10, 2015 Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House Feb 13, 2015 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 13, 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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