Legislation - HB0353

Title: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Delegates Grammer, Arikan, Chisholm, Fisher, M. Morgan, Nawrocki, and Szeliga
Status: In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Analysis

Synopsis

Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun; and establishing that a person may not wear, carry, or transport a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, with a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both on conviction.

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Original:: Judiciary

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0364 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2025) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2025)

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