HOUSE BILL 336

Sponsored By:

Delegates Grosfeld, Conroy, Healey, Cummings, Howard, Hixson, Kopp, Heller, R. Baker, Pendergrass, Hurson, Workman, Petzold, Franchot, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Kagan, Pitkin, Menes, Bobo, Parker, Mandel, Hutchins, Hubbard, Shriver, Faulkner, Ciliberti, Mossburg, McIntosh, Genn, Hecht, and Marriott

Entitled:

Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders and Protective Orders - Available Relief - Surrender of Firearms

Synopsis:

Authorizing a court entering a temporary ex parte order or protective order in a proceeding for relief from abuse under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article to order the respondent to surrender any firearms owned or possessed by the respondent if the court has reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent owns or possesses any firearms; and requiring a law enforcement officer serving a temporary ex parte order to search for and seize any firearms owned or possessed by the respondent under specified circumstances.

Legislative History

House Action

1/25

First Reading Judiciary

1/31

Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

2/26

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti, District 39

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15

Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16

Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Adrienne Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39

Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10

Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS - GENERAL

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

GUNS -see also- HUNTING

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MANDATES

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

WEAPONS -see also- GUNS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 4-505 , 4-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available