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Legislation


1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 336

File Code: Domestic Abuse
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
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