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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB114

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Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval

Subject: Public Safety: Education: Guns: Investigations and Inquiries: Licenses: State Police, Department of: Time

Description: Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a handgun permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun without completing a certified firearms training course; requiring the Secretary of State Police to investigate an application for a handgun permit; requiring the Secretary to issue preliminary approval if the applicant meets certain requirements except the certified firearms training course; requiring an applicant to satisfy the firearms training requirement within 120 days after receipt of preliminary approval; etc.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: March 13, 2019

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Jason Gallion (R); Stephen Hershey (R); J.B. Jennings (R); Justin Ready (R); Johnny Salling (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Chris West (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 28% (13 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 13, 2019 Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Mar 8, 2019 First Reading Judiciary
Senate Mar 7, 2019 Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate Mar 5, 2019 Second Reading Passed
Senate Mar 5, 2019 Favorable Report Adopted
Senate Mar 4, 2019 Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate Jan 25, 2019 Hearing 2/05 at 12:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 16, 2019 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Mar 5, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 16, 2019 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/7/2019 47 1 1 6 Yes
  • Augustine, Malcolm (D) Yea
  • Bailey, Jack (R) Yea
  • Beidle, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Benson, Joanne (D) Yea
  • Carozza, Mary (R) Yea
  • Carter, Jill (D) Yea
  • Cassilly, Bob (R) Yea
  • Eckardt, Adelaide (R) Yea
  • Edwards, George (R) Yea
  • Elfreth, Sarah (D) Yea
  • Ellis, Arthur (D) Yea
  • Feldman, Brian (D) Yea
  • Ferguson, William (D) Yea
  • Gallion, Jason (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Melony (D) Yea
  • Guzzone, Guy (D) Yea
  • Hayes, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Hershey, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Hester, Katie (D) Absent
  • Hough, Michael (R) Yea
  • Jennings, J (R) Yea
  • Kagan, Cheryl (D) Yea
  • Kelley, Delores (D) Yea
  • King, Nancy (D) Yea
  • Klausmeier, Katherine (D) Yea
  • Kramer, Benjamin (D) Yea
  • Lam, Clarence (D) Yea
  • Lee, Susan (D) Yea
  • McCray, Cory (D) Yea
  • Miller, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Nathan-Pulliam, Shirley (D) Yea
  • Patterson, Obie (D) Yea
  • Peters, Douglas (D) Yea
  • Pinsky, Paul (D) Yea
  • Ready, Justin (R) Yea
  • Reilly, Edward (R) Yea
  • Rosapepe, James (D) Yea
  • Salling, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Serafini, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Simonaire, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Smith, William (D) Yea
  • Waldstreicher, Jeff (D) Yea
  • Washington, Mary (D) Yea
  • West, Chris (R) Yea
  • Young, Ronald (D) Yea
  • Zirkin, Robert (D) Yea
  • Zucker, Craig (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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