Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB859
Legislation Overview
Title: Maryland Arms Protection Act
Subject: Public Safety: Administrative Agencies: Attorneys' Fees: Attorney General: Civil Actions: Contracts: Court Costs: Courts: Damages: Equipment: Federal Aid: Federal Government: Guns: Hunting: Law Enforcement: Registration: State Employees: Work, Labor, and Employment
Description: Prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws relating to firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition; requiring the Attorney General to defend a resident of the State in certain federal prosecutions; and authorizing a resident of the State to file suit against a federal actor or State actor who enforces or aids or abets the enforcement of certain federal law and authorizing a court to award attorney's fees, court costs, and damages to a prevailing plaintiff.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 14, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Dan Cox (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 14, 2022 | Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
| House | Feb 7, 2022 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 9, 2022 | 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
