Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB729
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications
Subject: Public Safety: Guns: Licenses: Safety: Self Defense: Weapons
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: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: February 26, 2014
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: Jacobs;John C Astle; David R Brinkley; Richard F Colburn; Roy P Dyson; George C Edwards; Joseph M Getty; Barry Glassman; Stephen S Hershey Jr.; Jennings; Katherine A Klausmeier; Mathias; Edward R. Reilly; Shank; Bryan W Simonaire; Norman R Stone Jr.
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 34% (16 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2014 | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2014 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 4, 2014 | 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
