Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB942
Legislation Overview
Title: Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms
Subject: Public Safety: Court Orders: Forfeiture: Guns: Law Enforcement: Medical Treatments: Mental and Behavioral Health: Notices: Penalties and Sentences: Records: Search and Seizure: State's Attorneys: Storage: Sunset: Transfer of Goods: Warrants
Description: Requiring a court, under certain circumstances, to order a respondent who has been ordered to comply with assisted outpatient treatment to surrender to law enforcement any firearm in the respondent's possession and not to purchase or possess any firearm for the duration of the assisted outpatient treatment order; and establishing procedures related to the surrender or seizure of a firearm to law enforcement under the Act.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Shaneka Henson (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Text of this law has not been released yet | |||
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
