Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation HB916
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Law - Weapon Crimes - Transporting Firearm in Checked Bag on Public Transportation
Subject: Public Safety: Aircraft: Boats and Ships: Buses: Crimes and Punishments: Guns: Mass Transit: Penalties and Sentences: Railroads: Repeat Offenders: Safety: Weapons
Description: Prohibiting a person from transporting a firearm in a checked bag on public transportation in the State unless the firearm is disabled from discharging by an external safety lock; and defining "external safety lock" as a device attached to a firearm with a key or combination lock and designed to prevent a firearm from being discharged unless the device has been deactivated.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 31, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Marlon Amprey (D);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 141)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | First Reading Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 31, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
