Maryland House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly or recklessly creating, maintaining, or contributing to public harm by the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product; requiring a firearm industry member to implement certain controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, or use of certain firearm-related products; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; authorizing certain civil actions for violations; etc.

Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2023)

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]

Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-26	House	Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
2023-01-25	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB259 (Carry Over) 2023-01-26 - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
SB113 (Crossfiled) 2023-01-16 - Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1396 (Carry Over) 2022-03-04 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	2301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	2302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	2303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	3	2304	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0259?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0259f.pdf