Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB306
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Decriminalization Act of 2015
Subject: Public Safety: Armed Forces: Circuit Courts: Commerce and Business: Committees and Commissions: Correctional Officers: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Background Investigations: Dealers: Disabilities: Estates and Trusts: Evidence: Expungement: Facsimile Transmission: Federal Government: Fines: Fingerprinting: Guardians: Guns: Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of: Hearings: Hunting: Identification: Inspections: Interstate Affairs: Judicial Review: Juvenile Causes: Law Enforcement: Liability: Licenses: Natural Resources, Department of: Notices: Penalties and Sentences: Physicians: Police Training Commission: Postal Service: Privacy: Protection Orders: Psychiatrists: Psychologists: Public Schools: Records: Registration: Rules and Regulations: Safety: Search and Seizure: Sheriffs: State Police, Department of: Teachers: Telephones: Theft: Transportation: Violence: Weapons
Description: Repealing a specified exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; repealing the prohibition on the possession or use of specified firearm ammunition during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence; altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; repealing the designation of specified firearms as assault weapons; etc.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Last Action Date: March 10, 2015
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'.
36 sponsors: Robin Grammer; Christopher Adams; Kathy Afzali; Carl Anderton; Steven Arentz; Susan Aumann; Wendell Beitzel; Jason Buckel; Mary Carozza; John Cluster; William Folden; Jeff Ghrist; Glen Glass; Kevin Hornberger; Seth Howard; Richard Impallaria; Jay Jacobs; Nicholaus Kipke; Susan Krebs; Bob Long; Johnny Mautz; Susan McComas; Mike Mckay; Ric Metzgar; Christian Miele; Matt Morgan; Charles Otto; Teresa Reilly; Deb Rey; Sid Saab; Haven Shoemaker; Meagan Simonaire; Kathy Szeliga; Cathleen Vitale; David Vogt; Brett Wilson;
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 26% (36 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2015 | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
| House | Feb 4, 2015 | First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 4, 2015 | 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
