2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 444

File Code: Public Safety
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bobo, Rawlings, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Frush, Grosfeld, Hecht, Heller, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Petzold, Pitkin, Phillips, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Moe, Marriott, and Hurson
Entitled:
Firearms - Disposal Requirements for Law Enforcement Agencies

Synopsis:

Requiring a State or local law enforcement agency to destroy unnecessary, unneeded, or forfeited firearms, including assault pistols, assault weapons, handguns, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, and machine guns; creating specified exceptions to the destruction requirement, including a firearm retained by a law enforcement agency for official use, a firearm that may be or is being used as evidence, and a firearm that a retiring State police officer is allowed to keep or acquire; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/3
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
FORFEITURE
GUNS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 36C , 36H-4 , 36L , 281A , 297 , 445B )
Natural Resources
( 10-1106 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered