2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 241

CHAPTER NUMBER: 165
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 240
Sponsored By:
Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration), the Speaker (By Request - Administration), and Delegates Conaway, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, Washington, Wilson, Arora, Barkley, Clippinger, Davis, Dumais, Mitchell, Niemann, Reznik, and Waldstreicher
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Restrictions Against Use and Possession of Firearms

Synopsis:

Expanding to all firearms the prohibition against the use of handguns and antique firearms in the commission of a crime of violence or felony; altering the predicate crimes and increasing to 15 years the maximum term of imprisonment applicable to a violation of the prohibition against possession of a regulated firearm by a person who was previously convicted of a crime of violence or a specified drug- related crime; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
2/9
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Anderson, Carter, and Dumais
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Getty
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (28-18)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 165

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Speaker, The
Administration
Delegate Sam Arora, District 19
Baltimore City Administration
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Ex-Offenders
Guns
Notices
Parole and Probation
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
State's Attorneys
Weapons -see also- Guns

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 4-204 )
Public Safety
( 5-133 , 5-143 , 5-206 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Attorney General Letter: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 632016/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 11:00 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 328176/01     Offered on: April 4, 2011   at: 9:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 913727/1     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 7:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2011: Third Reading Passed (136-2)
April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 1, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (28-18)
April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (28-18)