Legislation - HB0875

Title: Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
Sponsored by: Delegates Simmons, Fair, and Lehman
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note
Racial Equity Impact Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to prepare certain literature relating to firearms and ammunition and to distribute the literature to all county health departments in the State; requiring each county health department to distribute certain literature to all establishments that sell firearms or ammunition within the county; requiring establishments that sell firearms or ammunition in the State to make certain literature visible and available and to distribute the literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0713 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (97-37) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Racial Equity Impact Note Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
House	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (97-37)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Racial Equity Impact Note
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

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