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Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB676

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Handgun Permits - Qualifications - High-Risk Occupations

Subject: Public Safety: Correctional Officers: Fire Protection: Guns: Licenses: Nurse Practitioners: Nurses: Parole and Probation: Physician Assistants: Physicians: Places of Worship: Rescue Squads: State Police, Department of: Work, Labor, and Employment

Description: Requiring the Secretary of State Police to issue a certain permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun to a person who meets certain requirements and is employed in a certain profession.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Action Date: February 3, 2022

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'.

30 sponsors: Wayne Hartman (R); Christopher Adams (R); Carl Anderton (R); Steven Arentz (R); Lauren Arikan (R); Wendell Beitzel (R); Joseph Boteler (R); Jason Buckel (R); Brian Chisholm (R); Dan Cox (R); Michael Griffith (R); Kevin Hornberger (R); Seth Howard (R); Jay Jacobs (R); Nicholaus Kipke (R); Trent Kittleman (R); Susan Krebs (R); Nino Mangione (R); Johnny Mautz (R); Susan McComas (R); Mike Mckay (R); Rachel Munoz (R); Charles Otto (R); Neil Parrott (R); Teresa Reilly (R); April Rose (R); Haven Shoemaker (R); Kathy Szeliga (R); Brenda Thiam (R);William Wivell (R);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 21% (30 of 141)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 3, 2022 Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
House Jan 31, 2022 First Reading Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 1, 2022 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

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