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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB197

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Legislation Overview

Title: Crimes - Firearms - Penalties

Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Controlled Dangerous Substances: Crimes and Punishments: Emergency Bills: Guns: Penalties and Sentences

Description: Altering penalties for certain crimes relating to firearms; adding certain crimes relating to firearms to a certain definition of "crime of violence"; and adding certain crimes relating to firearms as predicate crimes under a certain prohibition against possessing a regulated firearm by a person previously convicted of certain crimes.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: January 30, 2018

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: The President;Gail Bates (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Michael Hough (R); J Jennings (R); Wayne Norman (R); Justin Ready (R); Edward Reilly (R); Johnny Salling (R); Andrew Serafini (R); Stephen Waugh (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 30, 2018 Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 17, 2018 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 17, 2018 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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