2019 Session - Legislative Report #4
January 31, 2019
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Greetings!
January 22nd was the bill request guarantee date. The bill introduction deadlines are:
Monday, February 4th – SENATE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE
Senate bills introduced after this date referred to the Senate Rules Committee
Friday, February 8th – HOUSE BILL INTRODUCTION DATE
House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
This means that we can expect a flurry of activity with new bills before the introduction dates.
Hearings on some gun bills have been scheduled. It should be noted that we have departed from the "normal" days and "normal" times we saw in the past. See the schedule below.
Please continue to encourage your friends and colleagues to join the
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list in order to receive the latest updates and information as soon as they become available. I am again asking that every reader recruit an additional three new subscribers to the 2A Maryland legislative email system.
Your past efforts increased the size of the email list by just over 16%. Well done! Please keep up the effort!
John H. Josselyn
2A Maryland
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Senate & House Hearings Scheduled
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SENATE - JPR
February 5, 2019 @
12 PM
- Tuesday
February 7, 2019 @
12 PM
- Thursday
February 12, 2019 @
12 PM
- Tuesday
No Postion
HOUSE - JUD
February 25, 2019 @
10 AM - Monday
(this is not a typo)
No Position
(crossfile SB 0013)
OPPOSE
OPPOSE
No Position
(crossfile SB 0166)
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New Gun Bills Filed Since Legislative Report #3 last week:
GUN BILLS
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Upgrading the use of a firearm in a crime of violence or felony from a misdemeanor to a felony offense. Maintains the current 5 year mandatory without parole and adds a minimum 10 year sentence up to a maximum of 20 years for a second offense. Person convicted is not eligible for parole until after the mandatory minimum sentence has been served. Provides that the sentences shall be consecutive and not concurrent with sentences for convictions on other charges.
No Position
(crossfile with previously reported SB 0166)
A simple personal protection/ self-defense as "good and substantial" except with a fatal flaw. Page 3, Section 2, lines 7-14 tie carry permits to funding mental health programs. We are not responsible for mental health and connecting firearms legislation with mental health issues is not in our best interest. There are better bills, e.g. SB 0115.
No Position
Prohibiting a county board of education or public school from spending any money from any source to directly or indirectly provide a teacher with a firearm or train a teacher in the use of a firearm; and providing the Act does not apply to a school-approved sport or club that makes use of firearms.
Pending
A "carve out" bill which would waive training for certain law enforcement and corrections officers. It contains nothing which would benefit the typical gun owner.
No Position
A terribly flawed bill to define the term “transfer” of a regulated firearm as anything other than a temporary gratuitous loan where the owner and borrower remain in the same location.
OPPOSE
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BILLS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY
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HOUSE GUN BILLS
A limited scope bill to authorize Baltimore City school resource officers to possess and carry firearms on school property.
No Position
HB 0092
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Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Payment of Fees
Altering the manner in which an applicant for a handgun permit is required to pay a certain fee to allow any method of payment approved by the Secretary of State Police. Current law requires checks or money orders.
No Position
(crossfile SB 0013)
HB 0095
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Public Safety – Firearms Disqualifications – Antique Firearm (Shade's Law)
To add and include antique firearms to the list of firearms a person who is prohibited from owning or possessing. This bill was prompted by a domestically related homicide in which the perpetrator used a black powder pistol. Antique firearms and replicas of antique firearms are not federally regulated and thus a NICS check cannot be done. While antiques and replicas might be confiscated by law enforcement; there is no means for a dealer to identify a person who is prohibited, and thus no means to prevent a subsequent purchase.
OPPOSE
HB 0096
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Public Safety – Regulated Firearms – Transfer
A terribly flawed bill to define the term “transfer” of a regulated firearm as anything other than a temporary gratuitous loan where the owner and borrower remain in the same location.
OPPOSE
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SENATE GUN BILLS
A wide spectrum bill to ban, with certain exceptions, the manufacture of firearms on 3D printers or other computer-controlled devices, banning the possession, sale, transfer of these firearms was well as the technology to manufacture.
OPPOSE
Providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is authorized to use medical cannabis. Does not negate the federal law relating to firearms possession and the use of controlled dangerous substances.
No Position
Altering the manner in which an applicant for a handgun permit is required to pay a certain fee to allow any method of payment approved by the Secretary of State Police.
No Position
Revising the existing statute which requires that a citizen who wishes to obtain a permit to carry a handgun must complete an expensive training course as a prerequisite to apply for the permit to carry a handgun. The language of this bill would revise the statute to reverse the order and allow the applicant to obtain a preliminary review and determination regarding he applicant’s eligibility for a permit to carry before investing the time and money in training only to be denied a permit to carry a handgun. Limiting the amount of time the applicant has to complete the training.
SUPPORT
A very clean bill which adds personal protection and self-defense as a good and substantial reason for a carry permit.
SUPPORT
Waives the requirement for submitting fingerprints as part of the application process for a permit to wear and carry a handgun if the applicant’s fingerprints are already on file with the Maryland State Police.
Does not address why the fingerprints are already on file.
No Position
(Note: This bill to be withdrawn by sponsor.)
Upgrading the use of a firearm in a crime of violence or felony from a misdemeanor to a felony offense. Maintains the current 5 year mandatory without parole and adds a minimum 10 year sentence up to a maximum of 20 years for a second offense. Person convicted is not eligible for parole until after the mandatory minimum sentence has been served. Provides that the sentences shall be consecutive and not concurrent with sentences for convictions on other charges.
No Position
(crossfile HB 0236)
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HOUSE & SENATE HUNTING BILLS:
Adding Washington County to the list of counties where a 50 yard safety zone for archery hunting is existing law and also requiring that archery hunters shoot from an elevated position when hunting between 50 and 100 yards from dwelling etc.
Pending
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow Sunday hunting of migratory birds on certain private property and on public land designated for Sunday Hunting.
Pending
Authorizing a person in Wicomico County to hunt deer on private property on the first Sunday of bow hunting season in November and each Sunday in the deer firearms season.
Support
Allowing Sunday hunting of wetland game birds in certain counties, adding Cecil County and also permitting Sunday hunting of quail in Cecil County. Bill also contains language limiting certain trapping activities and certain types of traps.
Pending
Bill text not available at this writing.
Pending
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2019 Maryland General Assembly (MGA)
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2019 Maryland General Assembly
Email Address PST Download for Outlook
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Maryland General Assembly Email
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All of the Maryland General Assembly email addresses, room numbers, photos, etc., in a single downloadable file.
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Important Notes on the Outlook PST download:
Every reasonable effort has been made to secure this file. However, the user is advised that 2A Maryland / Mt. Washington Rod & Gun Club assume no liability directly or indirectly connected to the user’s download and use of this file.
The file contains the following major groups: full general assembly, full senate, full house. Also, groups for the following committees: Senate Judicial, House Judiciary, Senate Environmental, House Environmental, Senate Budget, House Ways & Means, House Appropriations, House Government Operation.
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MGA Condensed
Maryland General Assembly by District and Office, room number, and phone extension numbers. This is the short single page form commonly used by 2A activists during gun bill hearings.
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MGA by District
A listing by election district of all the members of the Maryland General Assembly. Including information on chamber, committee assignment, office address, phone numbers, hyperlinked emails addresses, and party affiliation.
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MGA by Committee
A listing of the primary Committees in order of interest to gun owners. Including information on chamber, committee members’ names, office address, phone numbers, hyperlinked emails addresses and party affiliation.
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2A Maryland Legislative Information Web Pages
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John H. Josselyn
2A Maryland
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