Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB444
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Dealers: Fines: Guns: Law Enforcement: Licenses: State Police, Department of: Evidence: Theft
Description: Requiring a person or an entity operating a gun buyback program to destroy a firearm, including all components and parts attached to the firearm, that is traded in at a certain gun buyback program; authorizing a certain person or entity to contract with a law enforcement agency, an organization, or a business to destroy certain firearms; and requiring the Secretary of State Police to revoke a certain person's dealer's license if the person violates the provisions of the Act.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 3, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: William Smith (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 3, 2025 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2025 | Third Reading Passed (33-12) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Floor Amendment {393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Favorable with Amendments Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2025 | Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Senator Smith) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Committee Amendment {943128/1 |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Motion Special Order until 2/20 (Senator Bailey) |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Motion Laid Over (Senator Bailey) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 18, 2025 | Favorable with Amendments {943128/1 |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2025 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Floor Amendment 393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted | Floor Amendment 393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted | Feb 26, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Favorable with Amendments 943128/1 | Favorable with Amendments 943128/1 | Feb 18, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 02/28/2025 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
