Maryland Senate Bill 309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-23 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a person to apply for preliminary approval of a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun without completing a certified firearms training course; requiring the Secretary of State Police to investigate an application for a handgun permit; requiring the Secretary to issue preliminary approval if the applicant meets certain requirements except the certified firearms training course; requiring an applicant to satisfy the firearms training requirement within 120 days after receipt of preliminary approval; etc.

Handgun Permit – Preliminary Approval

Sen. Michael Hough [R]	Sen. Jack Bailey [R]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Sen. Paul Corderman [R]
Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]	Sen. George Edwards [R]	Sen. Jason Gallion [R]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]
Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]

2021-01-29 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-23	House	Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-02	House	Referred Judiciary
2021-01-29	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-01-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-01-26	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-01-26	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-12-28	Senate	Hearing 1/19 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2020-09-15	Senate	Pre-filed

SB309 (Carry Over) 2021-03-23 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
SB309 (Carry Over) 2021-03-23 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
SB506 (Carry Over) 2020-02-28 - Referred Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Safety	5	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Safety	5	306	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0309?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0309f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0309t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0309_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0112.pdf