Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB509
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property (Castle Doctrine)
Subject: Criminal Law - Procedure: Burglary: Crimes and Punishments: Real Property: Self Defense: Trespass: Violence
Description: Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person, including deadly physical force, when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, the occupant reasonably believes that force or deadly force is necessary to repel an attack, and the amount and nature of the force used by the occupant are reasonable under the circumstances; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from certain criminal prosecution; etc.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Last Action Date: February 17, 2020
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Jack Bailey (R); Mary Carozza (R); Bob Cassilly (R); Adelaide Eckardt (R); George Edwards (R); Jason Gallion (R); Stephen Hershey (R); Michael Hough (R); J.B. Jennings (R); Justin Ready (R); Johnny Salling (R); Andrew Serafini (R); Bryan Simonaire (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 28% (13 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2020 | Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2020 | Hearing canceled |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2020 | Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2020 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 29, 2020 | 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
