Maryland Senate Bill 441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a loaded or an unloaded firearm in a location where a child could gain access to the firearm, unless the firearm is locked by a certain safety lock or is secured in a container that is capable of preventing an unintended person from gaining access to the contents; altering the definition of "child" to be an individual under the age of 18 years instead of 16 years; and providing a penalty for a violation of the Act of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.

Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements

Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]
Sen. Melony Griffith [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]
Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]
Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
2019-02-01	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0441?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0441f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0001/sb0441.pdf