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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB339

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Legislation Overview

Title: Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)

Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Appeals: Controlled Dangerous Substances: Correction, Division of: Courts: Crimes and Punishments: Dealers: defendants: Emergency Bills: Guns: Housing: Identification: Medical Assistance: Mental and Behavioral Health: Notices: Parole and Probation: Penalties and Sentences: Prerelease and Reentry: State's Attorneys: Substance Abuse: Transportation: Violence

Description: Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide an inmate with a reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits; expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: January 24, 2022

Sponsors

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14 sponsors: Michael Hough (R); Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Paul Corderman (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: 30% (14 of 47)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 24, 2022 Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 20, 2022 First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 20, 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

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