Maryland: Proposed Legislation Firearms/Hunting for 2007
As of 02/17/2007 @ 1:45am

HB 228 Entitled: Handguns - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting - Permits
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0228.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0228f.pdf
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Repealing the requirement that a person have a good and substantial reason for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun before receiving a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; requiring the Secretary of State Police to charge for a specified purpose a fee payable when an application is filed for a handgun; and requiring the Governor to appropriate specified funds to programs to combat criminal gang violence.


HB 441 Entitled: Assault Weapon Tax
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0441.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0441f.pdf
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Imposing a tax on the sale of an assault weapon in the State; establishing the rate of the assault weapon tax at 10% of the taxable price of the assault weapon; distributing the revenues from the tax to a special fund, 80% to be used for education aid and 20% to be used for victim services; including the assault weapon tax under the administration of the sales and use tax; exempting from the tax sales of assault weapons to police forces and other governmental agencies; requiring assault weapons dealers to file specified returns; etc.


HB 455 Entitled: Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0455.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0455f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Cross-filed with: SENATE BILL 518
Synopsis:
Providing that a person is justified in using nondeadly force under specified circumstances; providing that a person is justified in using deadly force under specified circumstances; providing that a person who is justified in using force is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action; etc.


HB 583 Entitled: Crimes - Second Gun Offense - Prohibition on Pretrial Release
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0583.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0583f.pdf
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with a specified crime involving the use or possession of a firearm if the defendant has been previously convicted of a specified crime involving the use or possession of a firearm.


HB 601 Entitled: St. Mary's County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0601.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0601f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Authorizing a person in St. Mary's County to hunt deer on specified Sundays on private property with a bow and arrow during October and November and on a specified day during the deer firearms season.


HB 617 Entitled: Montgomery County - Firearms Regulations - State Preemption Exemptions MC 710-07
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0617.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0617f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Authorizing Montgomery County to enact specified ordinances regulating the purchase, sale, taxation, transfer, manufacture, repair, ownership, possession, and transportation of specified firearms; authorizing Montgomery County to enact specified ordinances regulating the sale of a regulated firearm; authorizing Montgomery County to enact specified ordinances regulating the possession by a private party of a regulated firearm; etc.


HB 632 Entitled: Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0632.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0632f.pdf
Cross-filed with: SENATE BILL 188
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Removing Harford County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on private lands on specified Sundays is prohibited.


HB 808 Entitled: Criminal Law - Weapons - Place of Confinement
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0808.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0808f.pdf
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a person detained or confined in a place of confinement from possessing a weapon.


HB 992 Entitled: Criminal Procedure - Drug-Related Offenses - Repeal of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0992.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0992f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Cross-filed with: SENATE BILL 624
Synopsis:
Repealing specified mandatory minimum sentences for specified drug- related offenses; providing that a person convicted of specified drug- related offenses is not prohibited from participating in a specified drug treatment program; providing that a specified person may grant a hearing and sentence review; repealing a prohibition against a person possessing a regulated firearm if the person was previously convicted of specified drug-related offenses; etc.


HB 1075 Entitled: Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb1075.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb1075f.pdf
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of State Police to jointly conduct a study to evaluate strategies to reduce deer-vehicle collisions; requiring the study to include specified reviews, evaluations, and examinations; and requiring the Departments to jointly submit a report to the General Assembly on or before a specified date.


SB 43 Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2007
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0043.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0043f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Designating specified firearms as assault weapons; prohibiting with specified exceptions a person from transporting an assault weapon into the State or possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, or receiving an assault weapon; requiring the Handgun Roster Board to compile and maintain a roster of prohibited assault weapons; etc.


SB 188 Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0188.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0188f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Cross-filed with: HOUSE BILL 632
Synopsis:
Removing Harford County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on private lands on specified Sundays is prohibited.


SB 214 Unauthorized Possession of Contraband - Place of Confinement
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0214.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0214f.pdf
FN: http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/fnote...004/sb0214.pdf
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a person from knowingly possessing specified contraband to effect an escape, or possessing a weapon, an alcoholic beverage, a controlled dangerous substance, or a telecommunication device in a place of confinement without authorization by a managing official; defining "telecommunication device"; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act.


SB 271 Entitled: Hunting - Exemptions from License and Stamp Requirement
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0271.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0271f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Amendments: http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/amds/...7_77322801.pdf
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/fnote...007/sb0217.pdf
Synopsis: Expanding the exemption from the hunting license and stamp requirement for hunting on farmland to include children who live on, work on, or manage the farmland under specified circumstances.


SB 292 Entitled: State Budget - Modifications - Reporting (DNR)
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0292.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0292f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Cross-filed with: HOUSE BILL 530
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Requiring the State budget books to include a separate section listing, for specified fiscal years, specified changes in policy or administration that will reduce the level of funding, level of services, or scope of services provided in any program or program area; requiring the section to include, for a specified fiscal year, a summary of specified changes reducing funding or services below specified levels; etc.


SB 443 Entitled: Hunting Licenses and Stamps - Exemptions
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0443.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0443f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Altering the list of individuals eligible for exemptions from the requirement for a hunting license and stamp; and repealing a provision that establishes specified eligibility criteria for the exemption.


SB 497 Entitled: Disposal of Handguns Owned by a Law Enforcement Agency
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0497.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0497f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Authorizing a law enforcement agency to dispose of a handgun owned by the agency by selling, exchanging, or transferring the handgun to a manufacturer; and defining "manufacturer".


SB 518 Entitled: Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0518.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0518f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Cross-filed with: HOUSE BILL 455
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Providing that a person is justified in using nondeadly force under specified circumstances; providing that a person is justified in using deadly force under specified circumstances; providing that a person who is justified in using force is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action; etc.


SB 563 Entitled: Criminal Law - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0563.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0563f.pdf
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Prohibiting the use of specified firearms in the commission of specified crimes of violence or felonies.


SB 624 Entitled: Criminal Procedure - Drug-Related Offenses - Repeal of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0624.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0624f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Cross-filed with: HOUSE BILL 992
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Repealing specified mandatory minimum sentences for specified drug- related offenses; providing that a person convicted of specified drug- related offenses is not prohibited from participating in a specified drug treatment program; providing that a specified person is entitled to be granted a hearing and sentence review; repealing a prohibition against a person possessing a regulated firearm if the person was previously convicted of specified drug-related offenses; etc.


SB 717 Entitled: Somerset County, Wicomico County, and Worcester County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0717.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0717f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/16/07)
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Synopsis:
Removing Somerset County, Wicomico County, and Worcester County from the list of counties in which deer hunting on private lands on specified Sundays is prohibited; and authorizing a person in Somerset County, Wicomico County, or Worcester County to hunt deer on specified Sundays on private property with a bow and arrow.


SB 761 Entitled: Crimes - Self-Defense - No Duty to Retreat or Seek Safety by Escape
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0761.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0761f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Authorizing a person charged with a specified crime to assert a claim of self-defense even though the person failed to retreat or seek safety by escape.


SB 762 Entitled: Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0762.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0762f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of State Police find that a person has a good and substantial reason to wear, carry, or transport a handgun before issuing a handgun permit to the person.


SB 822 Entitled: Natural Resources - Steel Jawed Leghold Traps - Prohibition
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/sb0822.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/sb/sb0822f.pdf
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time (02/17/07)
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a person from using, setting, placing, or maintaining a steel jaw leghold trap for the purpose of trapping an animal; and providing for the application of the Act.

For Legislative Report,
http://www.associatedgunclubs.org/legislative.htm