This page will be kept to date with this 2017 MGA session's 2nd Amendment related legislation as we become aware of them.
The following is the current list of bills in the MD House and Senate (Last Updated March 31, 2017):
Bill Number | Title | MSI Position | Status |
HB0006 | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Application Report | No Position | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn |
HB0052 | Baltimore City School Police Force - Vehicles and Firearms - Report | No Position | In the Senate - Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0053 | Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Firearm Safety Devices | Support | In the House - Hearing 1/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
HB0059 | Public Safety - Assault Weapons - Replacements | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0159 | Weapon-Free Higher Education Zones | Oppose | House: Third Reading Passed (84-49) Senate: First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
SB0946 | ↑ Companion Bill ↑ | Oppose | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
HB0162 | Public Safety - Firearm Application | Support | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
(SB0016) | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the House - Favorable Report by Judiciary |
HB0294 | Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Definition of Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime | Oppose | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
(SB0224) | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Oppose | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0318 | Public Safety - Firearms Disqualifications - Antique Firearm | Oppose | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
(SB0467) | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Oppose | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0339 | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Correctional Officer | No Position | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0425 | Public Schools - Suspensions and Expulsions | No Position | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
(SB0651) | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | No Position | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
HB0610 | Public Safety - Handgun Permit - Applicant Qualifications | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0611 | Handguns - School Employees - Handgun Permits and Carrying Weapons on School Property | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0663 | Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
(SB0511) | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0820 | Handgun Permits - Universal Recognition | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0821 | Firearms - Permit to Wear, Carry, or Transport a Handgun - Expiration and Renewal | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0827 | Public Safety - Secretary of State Police - Temporary Firearms Training Waiver | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0875 | Firearms - Handgun Qualification License - Firearms Safety Training | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0877 | Handgun Permits - Alternative Expiration Date - Private Detectives, Security Guards, and Special Police Officers | Support | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
SB0023 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the House - Favorable Report by Judiciary |
HB0891 | Handgun Permits - Firearms Training Courses | Support | In the House - Recommitted to Judiciary (Delegate Vallario) |
HB0905 | Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Application Fee | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB0958 | Public Safety - Gun Shows - Captured Plate Data | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1036 | Firearms - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1108 | Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Disqualifying Crime | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1111 | Natural Resources - Eastern Shore - Deer Firearms Season | No Position | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
SB0953 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | No Position | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
HB1203 | Talbot County - Deer Management Permit - Use of Rifles | Support | In the House - Recommitted to Environment and Transportation (Delegate Stein) |
SB0954 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
HB1343 | Howard County - Fire and Explosive Investigator - Authority Ho. Co. 24-17 | No Position | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1396 | Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Penalties - Subsequent Offenders | No Position | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB0826 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | No Position | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1398 | Public Safety - Police Profiling - "Right-to-Carry" Permit | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1424 | Criminal Procedure - Firearms - Transfer | Support | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB0727 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1448 | Public Safety - Rifles and Shotguns - Secondary Transactions | Oppose | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB0948 | ↑ Companion Bill ↑ | Oppose | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
HB1491 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Events Held by Conservation Organizations | Support | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn |
SB0721 | ↑ Cross-filed ↑ | Support | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn |
HB1521 | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commission to Study Firearm Violence - Establishment | Oppose | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
SB0160 | Handgun Permits - Multijurisdictional Recognition | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB0245 | Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB1091 | Public Safety - Permit to Wear, Carry, or Transport a Handgun - Expiration and Renewal | Support | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
SB1180 | Public Safety - Handgun Permit Review Board - Repeal | Oppose | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
We encourage you to contact your legislators regarding these bills. If you don't know who your legislators are, click here to find out! Additionally, the Associated Gun Clubs a has a great utility to help you email your legislators. Please remember to be polite!