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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB156

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Legislation Overview

Title: Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption

Subject: Public Safety: Correctional Officers: Education: Guns: Law Enforcement: Licenses: Sheriffs

Description: Exempting an applicant for a handgun qualification license from the requirement to complete a firearms safety training course if the applicant is a certain retired law enforcement officer or a certain active or retired correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who has successfully completed an initial correctional officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff firearms training course approved by the Secretary of State Police.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred Judiciary

Last Action Date: February 14, 2020

Sponsors

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16 sponsors: Bob Cassilly (R); Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Jason Gallion (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Michael Hough (R); J.B. Jennings (R); Justin Ready (R); Edward Reilly (R); Johnny Salling (R); Andrew Serafini (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); William Smith (D); Chris West (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 34% (16 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 14, 2020 Referred Judiciary
Senate Feb 13, 2020 Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate Feb 11, 2020 Favorable with Amendments {178475/1 Adopted
Senate Feb 11, 2020 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate Feb 10, 2020 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 13, 2020 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 11, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 178475/1 Adopted Favorable with Amendments 178475/1 Adopted Feb 11, 2020 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2020 45 0 0 2 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) Absent
  • 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
  • Hettleman, Shelly (D) Yea
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sydnor, Charles (D) Yea
  • Waldstreicher, Jeff (D) Yea
  • Washington, Mary (D) Yea
  • West, Chris (R) Yea
  • Young, Ronald (D) Yea
  • Zucker, Craig (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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