CHAPTER NUMBER: 561
File Code: Law Enforcement and Correctional Services
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 297
- Sponsored By:
-
The President (Administration) and Senators Pica, Blount, Hoffman,
Forehand, Hughes, Kelley, Currie, Dorman, Frosh, Hollinger, Kasemeyer,
Lawlah, Madden, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van
Hollen, and Young
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Gun Violence Act of 1996
Prohibiting the purchase of more than a certain number of regulated
firearms during a certain period; establishing certain exceptions;
establishing a procedure for making multiple purchases; prohibiting a
dealer from selling or transferring a regulated firearm under certain
circumstances; prohibiting straw purchases of firearms; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/22
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Motion Rules Suspended (Sen. Trotter) Adopted (46-0)
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Sen. Bromwell) Adopted
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Haines) Rejected (17-30)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Haines) Rejected (21-26)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Ferguson) Rejected (15-32)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Haines) Rejected (16-30)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Ferguson) Rejected (15-30)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Haines) Rejected (18-29)
- Floor Amendment (Sen. Ferguson) Rejected (14-32)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (30-16)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
- 5/23
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 561
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/26
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 3/29
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/30
- Third Reading Passed (79-59)
- Sponsored by:
- President of the Senate
- Administration
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator John A. Pica, Jr., District 43
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Larry Young, District 44
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COURTS - GENERAL
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
- DEALERS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLES - DEALERS AND SALESMEN
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- DRIVERS' LICENSES
- DRUGS -see also- C. D. S., DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.
- FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- GUNS -see also- HUNTING
- HEARINGS
- HISTORICAL MATTERS
- IDENTIFICATION
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- LICENSES - GENERAL
- MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES
- NOTICES
- PENALTIES
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- SCHOOLS - PUBLIC
- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- STATUTES OF LIMITATION
- STORAGE
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-106
)
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
12A-2 ,
36A ,
36A-1 ,
36B ,
120 ,
281A ,
406 ,
441 ,
441 ,
441A ,
442 ,
442A ,
443 ,
443A ,
445 ,
445A ,
445B ,
446 ,
448 ,
448 ,
449 ,
481E
)
- Family Law
- (
4-506 ,
4-511
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 012283/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:06
Status: Rejected
- Number: 032587/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:38
Status: Rejected
- Number: 122482/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:00
Status: Rejected
- Number: 162784/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:12
Status: Rejected
- Number: 162880/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 10:44
Status: Rejected
- Number: 212281/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:03
Status: Rejected
- Number: 212281/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 11:10
Status: Rejected
- Number: 368930/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1996 at: 10:44
Status: Adopted