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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB389

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction

Subject: Business Regulation and Occupations: Public Safety: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration: Taxes - Miscellaneous: Hunting and Fishing: Environment: Agriculture: Administrative Agencies: Appropriations: Attorneys: Boats and Ships: Budgets: Chesapeake Bay: Committees and Commissions: Comptroller: Contractors: Counties: Energy Matters: Environmental Matters: Fees: Fish and Fishing: Forms: Fuel: Guns: Health: Licenses: Loans: Motor Vehicles: Motor Vehicle Administration: Motor Vehicle Registration: Municipal Corporations: Natural Resources: Power Plants: Public Service Commission: Records: Registration: Retail Sales: Revenue and Taxes: Rules and Regulations: Sales and Use Tax: Vital Records: Waterway Improvement Fund: Weights and Measures: Wetlands

Description: Decreasing from $24 to $12 fees for certified copies of specified certificates; and decreasing from $20 to $10 the portion of each fee collected by local health departments required to be transferred to the General Fund.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 4/09 at 9:30 a.m.

Last Action Date: April 9, 2016

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

16 sponsors: The President;Gail Bates; James Brochin; Bob Cassilly; Adelaide Eckardt; George Edwards; Stephen Hershey; Michael Hough; J Jennings; Wayne Norman; Justin Ready; Edward Reilly; Johnny Salling; Andrew Serafini; Bryan Simonaire; Stephen Waugh;

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 9, 2016 Hearing 4/09 at 9:30 a.m.
House Apr 8, 2016 Rereferred to Ways and Means and Appropriations
House Mar 29, 2016 First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate Mar 28, 2016 Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Committee Amendment Adopted (29-16)
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Favorable with Amendments {179332/1
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Motion reject Committee Amendment (Senator Ready) Rejected (16-29)
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Floor Committee Amendment (Budget and Taxation) {709631/1 Adopted
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Senate Mar 25, 2016 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate Mar 24, 2016 Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate Mar 24, 2016 Favorable with Amendments {179332/1
Senate Mar 24, 2016 Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate Feb 24, 2016 Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Jan 28, 2016 Motion Rules Suspended Rule 32 (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted
Senate Jan 28, 2016 First Reading Budget and Taxation
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Mar 25, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 28, 2016 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

Senate Floor - Motion Rejected Committee Amendment (Ready) Rejected (16-29)

Senate Floor - Committee Amendment Adopted (29-16)

Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Link: link to state bill page

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