HOUSE BILL 178

File Code: Public Safety

Sponsored By:

Delegate Menes

Entitled:

Regulated Firearms - Dealers - Security Standards for Places of Business

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of State Police or the Secretary's designee to adopt standards to ensure that the place of business of a dealer in regulated firearms is operated in a secure manner; authorizing the Secretary or designee to require a dealer to install specified devices and to conduct a regular inventory; and making specified licensees subject to license suspension or revocation.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/27

First Reading Judiciary

2/12

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

DEALERS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND SALESMEN

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING

GUNS

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

SECURITY ALARMS

STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING

WEAPONS -see also- GUNS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Safety

( 5-101 , 5-106 , 5-113.1 , 5-114 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered