File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 969
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Hoffman, Hollinger, Ruben, and Van Hollen
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Firearms - Child Access
Changing the provision of law concerning the storage of a loaded
firearm to prohibit a person from storing or leaving the firearm in a
location where the person knew or reasonably should have known that an
unsupervised child could gain access to the firearm; and increasing
the penalty from a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 or 5 years in prison or
both.
Senate Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- GUNS
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PENALTIES
- STORAGE
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
- (
4-104
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
