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| HB38 |
3/9 1:00pm | Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in Commission of Crime House: Judiciary The synopsis for this bill is very misleading. This bill makes it a misdemeanor to use any firearm in the commission of a crime of violence or a felony, whether or not the firearm is operable at the time of the crime and whether or not it is concealable. Changes current law from defining the crime to apply all firearm whereas it previously applied to handguns and antique handguns. The bill keeps minimum penalties for the offenses previously passed into law, but rarely applied. Compare the harsh penalties in HB297 for using assault weapons for commission of a felony. Sponsored By: Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Boschert, Cadden, Conroy, Dumais, Heller, and Quinter |
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| HB179 |
3/9 1:00pm | Public Safety - Repeal of Procedure for the Collection and Reporting of Handgun Shell Casing Information - Personalized Handgun Technology Report House: Judiciary Repealing the law requiring the collection of shell casings from manufacturer for new guns sold in Maryland; and requiring the Handgun Roster Board to report on the status of personalized handgun technology once every 3 years instead of annually. Sponsored By: Delegates Cadden, Conway, and Smigiel |
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| HB181 |
1/29 | Hunting - Shooting of Another While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs - Required Test House: Judiciary Requiring an individual who a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe shot and killed or injured another individual while WHILE CARRYING A FIREARM to hunt while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or drugs to submit to a blood or breath test to determine alcohol concentration or drug content; authorizing and providing for the results of the test to be admitted into evidence in specified criminal trials; providing for a penalty for refusal to submit to the test; authorizing the administering of the test; etc. This bill presents a very complex law and the devil is in the details -- read and determine for yourself. Sponsored By: Delegate Kelly |
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| HB278 |
3/9 1:00pm | Gun Shops - Security Requirements for Regulated Firearms House: Judiciary Requiring an applicant for a State regulated firearms dealer's license to provide evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State Police that the applicant's proposed place of business has specified security features including a monitored security system, a vault or safe for storage of regulated firearms that are handguns and to secure regulated firearms other than handguns with a cable lock or to lock them in a vault or safe; requiring a licensee to take specified security measures during nonbusiness hours and when the structure is not occupied; reducing from 30 days to 7 days the threshold amount of time spent in a mental institution that requires the Secretary of State Police to revoke a dealer's license under specified circumstances; etc. Sponsored By: Delegates Niemann, Menes, Frush, Moe, Benson, Conroy, D. Davis, Gaines, Healey, Hennessy, Holmes, Hubbard, Kelley, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vallario |
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| HB297 |
Withdrawn | Crimes Committed with Firearms - Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Imprisonment at Hard Labor House: Judiciary Requiring the Division of Correction or the managing official of a local correctional facility to require inmates who are sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor to engage in hard labor for a specified minimum period of hours per week with exceptions; defining "hard labor"; and altering penalties for specified crimes committed with firearms to include imprisonment for specified periods at hard labor. Sponsored By: Delegates Smigiel, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kach, Myers, Shank, Sossi, and Stull |
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| HB438 |
Withdrawn | Montgomery County - Deer Management Permits - Hunting Devices MC 517-05 House: Environmental Matters Requiring, in Montgomery County only, a deer management permit issued to a landowner, or the agricultural lessee of a landowner, for economic loss to commercial agricultural crops will authorize a specified individual to use a bow, firearm, or muzzle loader at any time regardless of which hunting device is authorized for the established hunting season; making certain technical changes; and generally relating to deer management permits in Montgomery County. Sponsored By: Montgomery County Delegation |
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| HB527 |
3/9 1:00pm | Public Safety - Transporting Sporting Firearms House: Judiciary Modifying a specified exemption from the prohibition against the wearing, carrying, or transporting of specified firearms to allow stops along the way to and from specified activities for rest and refreshment. Bill will permit pit stops or stops for refreshments after visits to the range carrying a handgun. Sponsored By: Delegates Miller, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Conroy, Dwyer, Fulton, Impallaria, Krebs, McDonough, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, and Weir |
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| HB533 |
2/15 at 1:00 pm | State Police - Cease Fire Council - Transfer to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention House: Judiciary Transferring the administration of the Cease Fire Council from the Department of State Police to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; specifying the staff for the Council; and requiring that the Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention be the legal advisor to the Council. Appears to be an administrative change only. Sponsored By: Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police) |
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| HB592 |
2/22 1:00pm | Income Tax - Credit for Firearms Storage Containers House: Ways and Means Providing for a credit against the State income tax for 20% of the costs incurred by licensed firearms dealers for specified firearms storage safes or vaults; prohibiting the unused amount of the credit from being carried over to any other taxable year; providing that the credit does not affect specified federal income tax deductions or exclusions; and making the Act contingent upon the taking effect of another Act. Be sure to ask the House sponsors what happened to the promised tax break for gun safety devices promised in 2000 -- see HB280 Sponsored By: Niemann and Menes |
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| HB662 |
3/9 1:00pm | Armed Criminal Lockup Act House: Judiciary Prohibiting a person convicted of a crime of violence from possessing a firearm while on conditional release from confinement for the conviction; requiring a court or the Maryland Parole Commission to revoke the conditional release of the person on a finding of a violation; prohibiting the person from being subsequently released; prohibiting a child adjudicated delinquent for specified delinquent acts from possessing a firearm while on conditional release from detention; etc. Sponsored By: Delegates Quinter, Barkley, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Dumais, Feldman, Fulton, Kelly, Lee, Madaleno, McMillan, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Trueschler |
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| HB663 |
2/23 1:00pm | Crimes - Robbery by Display of Written Instrument Claiming Possession of Dangerous Weapon - Penalty House: Judiciary Prohibiting a person from committing or attempting to commit a robbery by displaying a written instrument claiming that the person has possession of a dangerous weapon; and establishing a specified penalty for violation of the Act This bill will give as great a penalty to an unarmed robber who claims to be armed as an armed robber. So, why would a robber not arm himself? It appears this is another thoughtless effort which will encourage even worse behavior by thugs. Sponsored By: Delegates Smigiel, Bartlett, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Quinter, Shank, Sophocleus, and Sossi |
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| HB689 |
3/1 1:00pm | Baltimore City - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System Penalties - Funding for Prosecution of Gun Offenses House: Judiciary Requiring that half of the penalties received annually by Baltimore City from citations issued as a result of traffic control signal monitoring systems controlled by Baltimore City be designated for use by the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office to fund the prosecution of gun offenses in Baltimore City. Sponsored By: Delegate Fulton |
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| HB756 SB685 |
2/25 1:00pm | Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties - Sound Level Limits and Noise Control - Shooting Sports Clubs House: Judiciary Prohibiting political subdivisions in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties from adopting noise control ordinances, rules, or regulations that prohibit target shooting between specified hours by shooting sports clubs that are chartered and in operation by a specified date; authorizing political subdivisions in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties to adopt specified noise control ordinances, rules, or regulations that prohibit target shooting between specified hours by shooting sports clubs; etc. Sponsored By: Garrett County Delegation, Allegany County Delegation, and Washington County Delegation |
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| HB762 |
3/9 1:00pm | Possession of Regulated Firearms - Convicted Felons House: Judiciary Altering the penalties for possession of a regulated firearm by a person who was previously convicted of a crime of violence or specified other felonies; etc. Sponsored By: Delegates McMillan and Quinter |
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| HB803 SB732 |
3/9 1:00pm | Police Officer Protection Act of 2005 House: Judiciary Requiring a dealer or other person who sells or transfers a regulated firearm to notify a purchaser or recipient at the time of purchase or transfer that the purchaser or recipient is required to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency; requiring the owner of the regulated firearm to report within 48 hours after discovering the loss or theft; requiring a person to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm within 48 hours of when the firearm is discovered missing. Offered in 03 as SB528 Another Trojan Horse bill inasmuch as the Supreme Court of the U.S. has held that criminals cannot be compelled to incriminate themselves so criminals who wish to claim guns are stolen when they have been sold will not be obliged to report the "missing" gun and the only persons to which this law applies will be those not having a criminal intent but who neglect to report a gun missing. Also, since the law starts the 48 hour clock when the gun is discovered missing, a smart person will claim to have discovered it missing the moment the police arrive to arrest him. Sponsored By: Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Shewell, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin |
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| HB822/ SB429 |
3/1 at 1:00 pm | Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
House: Judiciary Altering specified provisions of law to establish new offenses in place of factual determinations that enhance penalties; establishing the offense and clarifying the penalty for rape in the first degree and kidnapping involving a victim under the age of 16 years; establishing the offense and clarifying the penalty for sexual offense in the first degree and kidnapping involving a victim under the age of 16 years; etc. The bill appears to include some enhancement of penalties for carrying a gun onto school property and using it there, but there doesn't appear to be any impact on RKBA. Sponsored By: Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments) |
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| HB868/ SB309 |
3/17 at 1:00 pm | Crimes - Assault on Seniors - Penalties
House: Judiciary Establishing the crime of intentionally causing or attempting to cause serious physical injury to another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; establishing the crime of committing an assault with a firearm on another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; establishing the crime of assault on another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; etc. The bill would create a "protected class" of people, geezers, on whom assault with injury would result in enhanced penalties. The geezer class would benefit more from a reasonable CCW permit "shall-issue" reform law. Sponsored By: Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) |
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| HB948 | 3/9 at 1:00 pm | Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2005
House: Judiciary Making it a misdemeanor to transport an assault weapon into the State or to possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive an assault weapon; making it a misdemeanor to possess an assault weapon and to provide manditory minimum sentences and enhancements for using an assault weapon in the commission of a felony or crime of violence. The bill defines assault long guns to include (Partial List): AK-47 IN ALL FORMS; AR 100 TYPE SEMI-AUTO; AR 180 TYPE SEMI-AUTO; BUSHMASTER SEMI-AUTO RIFLE; COLT AR-15, CAR-15, AND ALL IMITATIONS EXCEPT COLT AR-15 SPORTER H-BAR RIFLE; SKS WITH DETACHABLE MAGAZINE; SPRINGFIELD ARMORY BM-59, SAR-48, G3, SAR-3, M-21 SNIPER RIFLE, M1A, EXCLUDING THE M1 GARAND; Ruger mini-14 folding stock model (.223 caliber); any semi-automatic, centerfire rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and any of 1) pistol grip, thumbhole stock, folding or telescoping stock, granade launcher or flair launcher, flash suppressor, or forward pistol grip. [some commercial versions of SKS rifles]; any semi-automatic, centerfire rifle with a fixed magazine of more than 10 rounds; any semi-automatic rifle with a overall length less than 30 inches. The bill defines as a copycat weapon any semi-automatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and any of: a pistol grip, a thumbhold or telescoping stock, a granade launcher or flare launcher, a flash suppressor, or a forward pistol grip. That definition includes most semi-automatic rifles which "can accept" these items. Additionally, the bill defines as an assault weapon any semi-automatic pistol that can accept a detachable magazine and any of: a threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash hider or silencer; a second handgrip; a shroud that encircles the barrel (except for a slide); a detachable magazine outside of the pistol grip. That definition includes most semi-automatic pistols. The bill defines as an assault weapon any semi-automatic shotgun that has both of: a pistol grip, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip; a folding or telescoping stock or has a revolving cylinder. The bill allows grandfathering of assault long guns or copycat weapons already owned before 9/1/05 provided they are registered before 12/1/05. A summary of proponent arguments for banning long guns endorsed by Maryland Democrats in 2004 is presented here. This bill is a new try at the ban by recycling Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2004 or SB288/HB1298. Notice also the Senate AW "ban lite" SB116 below which could easily be amended to be this heavy ban. Sponsored By: Delegates Quinter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin |
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| HB1211 | 2/10 at 1:00 pm | Citizens' Protection Act of 2005
House: Judiciary Altering the requirements and procedures for application for, and issuance of, a handgun permit; altering and eliminating specified fees; eliminating modified and limited handgun permits; eliminating the requirement that the holder have a good and substantial reason to carry a handgun; requiring an applicant to meet specified criteria and conditions to obtain a permit; requiring the Secretary of State Police to approve or reject an application for a handgun permit within a specified period of time; etc. This bill is a new try at CCW permit reform by recycling Citizens' Protection Act of 2004 (HB859). Ordinarily we would support this bill, but it lacks Senate sponsors and backing from the Governor. Until it gains support from the Governor and the Senate, it is a risky measure. Remember to support the sponsors of this bill when the legislative session ends and they need to raise campaign funds. Sponsored By: Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Weldon |
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| HB1388 | 3/1 at 1:00 pm | Natural Resources - Wildlife - Hunting Restrictions
House: Rules and Executive Nominations Authorizing a person in Dorchester County to hunt deer on Sundays on private land with a bow and arrow during October and November; and prohibiting a person, while hunting any bird or mammal, from shooting or discharging any firearm or other deadly weapon within 150 yards of a church; etc. Sponsored By: Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, and Smigiel |
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| SB116 | 2/16 1:00pm | Assault Weapons Criminal Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005
Senate: Judicial Proceedings A bill to designate specified firearms as assault weapons; to designate long guns and copycat weapons as types of assault weapon; to provide manditory minimum sentences and enhancements for using an assault weapon in the commission of a felony or crime of violence. The bill defines long guns as assault weapons to include (Partial List): AK-47 IN ALL FORMS; AR 100 TYPE SEMI-AUTO; AR 180 TYPE SEMI-AUTO; BUSHMASTER SEMI-AUTO RIFLE; COLT AR-15, CAR-15, AND ALL IMITATIONS EXCEPT COLT AR-15 SPORTER H-BAR RIFLE; SKS WITH DETACHABLE MAGAZINE; SPRINGFIELD ARMORY BM-59, SAR-48, G3, SAR-3, M-21 SNIPER RIFLE, M1A, EXCLUDING THE M1 GARAND; Ruger mini-14 folding stock model (.223 caliber); any semi-automatic, centerfire rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and any of 1) pistol grip, thumbhole stock, folding or telescoping stock, granade launcher or flair launcher, flash suppressor, or forward pistol grip. [some commercial versions of SKS rifles]; any semi-automatic, centerfire rifle with a fixed magazine of more than 10 rounds; any semi-automatic rifle with a overall length less than 30 inches. The definition used in this bill is the same as the AW ban bill SB288 offered in 2003. The bill defines as an assault weapon any semi-automatic pistol that can accept a detachable magazine and any of: a threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash hider or silencer; a second handgrip; a shroud that encircles the barrel (except for a slide); a detachable magazine outside of the pistol grip. That definition includes most semi-automatic pistols. The bill defines as an assault weapon any semi-automatic shotgun that has both of: a pistol grip, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip and a folding or telescoping stock or has a revolving cylinder. The bill adds manditory minimum sentences of 20 years for use of any of these guns in crimes of violence. Since homeowners have been charged with assault (a crime of violence) from just pointing a gun at an intruder in Maryland, the primary use of this manditory minimum sentence is intimidation to force acceptance of a plea to avoid the risk of more jail time than given to Maryland murderers typically. This bill will render these guns as being useless to the law-abiding citizen. Given the threat of these draconian sentences, the only prudent self-defense firearms would be ones clearly not assault weapons such as revolvers or double barrel shotguns. A summary of proponent arguments for banning long guns endorsed by Maryland Senate Democrats in 2003 is presented here. Sponsored By: Senators Garagiola, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum |
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| SB144 | 2/10 at 1:00 pm | Anne Arundel County - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Extending to an Anne Arundel County fire and explosive investigator operating in Anne Arundel County the authority of the State Fire Marshal and full-time investigative and inspection assistants in that office to make warrantless arrests and exercise powers of arrest; authorizing an Anne Arundel County fire and explosive investigator to exercise specified authority while operating outside Anne Arundel County under specified circumstances; authorizing the County Fire Chief to limit specified authority in written policy; etc. Gives additional authority to Anne Arundel County fire and explosive investigators but does not really affect RKBA. Sponsored By: Senator Astle (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Senators) |
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| SB309/ HB968 |
3/16 at 1:00 pm | Crimes - Assault on Seniors - Penalties
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Establishing the crime of intentionally causing or attempting to cause serious physical injury to another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; establishing the crime of committing an assault with a firearm on another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; establishing the crime of assault on another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is at least 65 years old; etc. The bill would create a "protected class" of people, geezers, on whom assault with injury would result in enhanced penalties. The geezer class would benefit more from a reasonable CCW permit "shall-issue" reform law. Sponsored By: Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) |
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| SB424 | 3/1 at 1:00 pm | Public Safety - Handgun Identification Requirements - Repeal
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Repealing a provision that establishes a procedure for the collection and reporting of handgun shell casing information; etc. The bill differs from HB179 in not addressing the smart gun reporting -- these differences should not have developed and there should be a crossfiled bill in the House. Sponsored By: Senators Brinkley, Dyson, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Stone |
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| SB429 HB822 |
2/17 at 1:00 pm | Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Altering specified provisions of law to establish new offenses in place of factual determinations that enhance penalties; establishing the offense and clarifying the penalty for rape in the first degree and kidnapping involving a victim under the age of 16 years; establishing the offense and clarifying the penalty for sexual offense in the first degree and kidnapping involving a victim under the age of 16 years; etc. The bill appears to include some enhancement of penalties for carrying a gun onto school property and using it there, but there doesn't appear to be any impact on RKBA. Sponsored By: Senators Giannetti and Stone (Committee to Revise Aticle 27 - Crimes and Punishments) |
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| SB553 | 3/1 1:00pm | Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Prohibiting the use of specified firearms in the commission of specified crimes of violence or felonies. Imposes the usual manditory sentence of 5 to 20 for use of any firearm in a crime of violence. Appears the same as HB38. Sponsored By: Senator Haines |
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| SB585 | 3/1 1:00pm | Firearms Offenses - Penalties
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Altering specified criminal penalties for a person who is convicted of possessing a regulated firearm after having been previously convicted of a crime of violence or a felony; prohibiting a court from imposing less than a minimum sentence of 5 years; etc. Aimed at criminals with prior conviction (felony or violent crime). Sponsored By: Senator Stone |
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| SB603 | 3/16 1:00pm | Sentencing - Crimes of Violence - Limitation on Revisory Power of Courts
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Limiting to a specified period after the imposition of a sentence for a specified crime of violence the power of a court to revise the sentence; authorizing a specified motion to be filed at any time under specified circumstances; requiring a court to notify each victim of the crime for which the defendant was convicted before revising, modifying, or reducing the sentence imposed on the defendant; defining a term; and providing for the application of the Act. Sponsored By: Senators Hooper, Colburn, Garagiola, Greenip, Harris, Jacobs, and Mooney |
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| SB652 | 3/16 1:00pm | Criminal Law - Weapon Used in Crime of Violence - Enhanced Penalties
Senate: Judicial Proceedings Altering the classification of the crime of using a specified firearm in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence from a misdemeanor to a felony; increasing mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for the first and subsequent violations of specified crimes committed with specified firearms; etc. Sponsored By: Senator Giannetti |
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| SB685 HB756 |
TBA | Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties - Sound Level Limits and Noise Control - Shooting Sports Clubs Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs Prohibiting political subdivisions in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties from adopting noise control ordinances, rules, or regulations that prohibit target shooting between specified hours by shooting sports clubs that are chartered and in operation by a specified date; authorizing political subdivisions in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties to adopt specified noise control ordinances, rules, or regulations that prohibit target shooting between specified hours by shooting sports clubs; etc. Sponsored By: Senator Hafer |
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| SB732 HB803 |
3/1 1:00pm | Police Officer Protection Act of 2005 House: Judiciary Requiring a dealer or other person who sells or transfers a regulated firearm to notify a purchaser or recipient at the time of purchase or transfer that the purchaser or recipient is required to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm to the local law enforcement agency; requiring the owner of the regulated firearm to report within 48 hours after discovering the loss or theft; requiring a person to report a lost or stolen regulated firearm within 48 hours of when the firearm is discovered missing. Offered in 03 as Regulated Firearms - Reporting of Lost or Stolen Regulated Firearms - Penalties (SB528 or HB836 from 2003). Notice the neat change in title designed to make the poor dumb citizen (and cop) to think this bill has something to do with protecting cops. Another Trojan Horse bill inasmuch as the Supreme Court of the U.S. has held that criminals cannot be compelled to incriminate themselves so criminals who wish to claim guns are stolen when they have been sold will not be obliged to report the "missing" gun and the only persons to which this law applies will be those not having a criminal intent but who neglect to report a gun missing. Also, since the law starts the 48 hour clock when the gun is discovered missing, a smart person will claim to have discovered it missing the moment the police arrive to arrest him. Sponsored By: Senator Forehand |
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| SB813 | 3/22 1:00pm | Regulated Firearms - Correctional Officers - Exemption from Age Requirement Senate: Rules Exempting correctional officers, while acting within the scope of official duties, from the prohibition against possession of regulated firearms by persons under the age of 21. This is a patch to the law for the convenience of the government so that it may employ legal adults under age 21 as correctional officers and have them possess regulated firearms legally. The law should be fixed to recognize the right of legal adults to possess regulated firearms without requiring them to seek permission of their parents. Sponsored By: Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Pipkin |
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