Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB245
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications
Subject: Public Safety: Guns: Licenses: Self Defense
Description: Clarifying that self-defense can qualify as a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun for purposes of the issuance by the Secretary of State Police of a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: March 8, 2017
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Johnny Salling (R); John Astle (D); Gail Bates (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Michael Hough (R); J Jennings (R); Katherine Klausmeier (D); Jim Mathias (D); Wayne Norman (R); Justin Ready (R); Edward Reilly (R); Andrew Serafini (R); Bryan Simonaire (R); Stephen Waugh (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 36% (17 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2017 | Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2017 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 20, 2017 | 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
