Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB353
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2025)
Subject: Public Safety: Alcoholic Beverages: Crimes and Punishments: Drugs: Guns: Licenses: Minors: Penalties and Sentences: permits
Description: Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; and establishing that a person may not wear, carry, or transport a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, with a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both on conviction.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 16, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Robin Grammer (R); Lauren Arikan (R); Brian Chisholm (R); Mark Fisher (R); Matt Morgan (R); Ryan Nawrocki (R); Kathy Szeliga (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 5% (7 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2025 | 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
