HOUSE BILL 297

Sponsored By:

The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cummings, Genn, Montague, Menes, Dembrow, R. Baker, E. Burns, Grosfeld, Perry, Petzold, Turner, Valderrama, Hixson, Rawlings, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boston, Branch, Clagett, Crumlin, D. Davis, Dypski, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, C. Mitchell, Muse, Oaks, Opara, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Shriver, and Campbell

Entitled:

Maryland Gun Violence Act of 1996

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from taking a police officer's firearm; specifying a penalty for firing a firearm from a motor vehicle; clarifying that having a firearm while committing a drug trafficking crime is a separate felony; prohibiting transactions involving high capacity magazines; prohibiting straw purchases of firearms; requiring a waiting period before a purchase of a firearm; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/24

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.

2/13

Hearing cancelled

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

3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order next session (Del. Owings) Adopted

3/25

Floor Amendment (Del. Arnick)

Amendment (#1) Rejected

Amendment (#2) Withdrawn

Floor Amendment (Del. Klima) Rejected (55-79)

Floor Amendment (Del. Morgan) Rejected (62-75)

Floor Amendment (Del. Stup) Rejected (58-78)

Floor Amendment (Del. D. Hughes) Rejected (56-81)

Floor Amendment (Del. Klausmeier) Rejected (59-77)

Floor Amendment (Del. Owings)

Motion vote previous question (Del. Gordon) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Del. Owings) Rejected (50-84)

Floor Amendment (Del. Ports) Rejected (54-79)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Motion vote previous question (Del. Gordon) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (80-60)

3/31

Returned Passed

5/23

Signed by the Governor Chapter 562

Senate Action

3/29

First Reading Senate Rules

4/3

Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

4/5

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Baker) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (31-15)

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Administration

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate James W. Campbell, District 42

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25

Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44

Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16

Delegate Marilyn Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

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 Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

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 Clarence Mitchell, IV, District 44

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate C. Anthony Muse, District 26

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate Joan N. Parker, District 10

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate James C. Rosapepe, District 21

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS - GENERAL

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES

DEALERS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLES - DEALERS AND SALESMEN

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

DRIVERS' LICENSES

DRUGS -see also- C. D. S., DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.

FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

GUNS -see also- HUNTING

HEARINGS

HISTORICAL MATTERS

IDENTIFICATION

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

LICENSES - GENERAL

MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES

NOTICES

PENALTIES

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

SCHOOLS - PUBLIC

STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

STORAGE

WEAPONS -see also- GUNS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-106 )

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 12A-2 , 36A , 36A-1 , 36B , 120 , 281A , 406 , 441 , 441 , 441A , 442 , 442A , 443 , 443A , 445 , 445A , 445B , 446 , 448 , 448 , 449 , 481E )

Family Law

( 4-506 , 4-511 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 251477/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1996 at: 10:23 Status: Adopted

Number: 562482/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 11:44 Status: Rejected

Number: 562584/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 11:35 Status: Rejected

Number: 562587/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 11:05 Status: Adopted

Number: 562680/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 12:05 Status: Rejected

Number: 562689/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 11:22 Status: Rejected

Number: 562782/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 11:13 Status: Rejected

Number: 582189/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 12:20 Status: Rejected

Number: 912282/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 27, 1996 at: 12:54 Status: Rejected