Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB501
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns - Wear, Carry, and Transport Laws - Handbook Publication
Subject: Public Safety: Guns: Laws and Ordinances: Publications: State Police, Department of: Attorney General: Electronic Documents: Electronic Government: Language: Notices
Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to annually publish, beginning October 1, 2024, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, a handbook summarizing the State laws relating to wearing, carrying, and transporting a handgun in public; requiring the Secretary to make copies of the handbook available to members of the public in print and electronic form; and requiring the Secretary to notify by e-mail each person who currently holds a handgun permit each time the Secretary publishes an updated version of the handbook.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 1, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mike McKay (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2024 | Second Reading Passed |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2024 | Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator McKay) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2024 | Motion Special Order until 2/27 (Senator McKay) Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2024 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments {433624/1 Adopted |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2024 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2024 | Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2024 | Hearing canceled |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2024 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 20, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 24, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Favorable with Amendments 433624/1 Adopted | Favorable with Amendments 433624/1 Adopted | Feb 20, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading Passed | 02/29/2024 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
