File Code: Public Safety
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 597/00 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Getty, Cadden, Edwards, Bartlett,
Bozman, Brinkley, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Elliott, Glassman, Greenip, K.
Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, McKee, Mitchell, Owings, Ports,
Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Riley, Boutin,
Parrott, and Kach
- Entitled:
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Self-Defense Act of 2001
Altering the requirements and procedures for application for, and
issuance of, a handgun permit; authorizing the holder of a permit to
carry a handgun for self-defense; eliminating the requirement that the
holder have a good and substantial reason to carry a handgun;
specifying that the holder may conceal the handgun in a specified
manner; altering and eliminating specified fees; requiring specified
information on a specified application form; establishing procedures
for renewal or replacement of a permit; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
- Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
- EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- FORMS
- GUNS
- INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- PENALTIES
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- SELF DEFENSE
- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- SUNSET
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
36E
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered