CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Public Safety
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 16/96 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Ferguson, Colburn, DeGrange, Hafer, Harris, Hooper,
Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled:
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Declaration of Rights - The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Establishing a constitutional right to keep and bear arms for the
defense of self, family, home, and State, and for hunting and
recreational use; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters
of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
Senate Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Withdrawn
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
- GUNS
- HUNTING -see also- TRAPPING
- REFERENDUM
- SELF DEFENSE
- WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Declaration of Rights
- (
48
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
