2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB784: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Legislative Summary
Altering the sales and use tax rate imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from 6% to 11%; and providing that the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain firearm accessories and ammunition.
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Bill History
2/1/2024
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/1/2024
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/14/2024
Favorable with Amendments {143625/1
Senate
3/14/2024
Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2024
Favorable with Amendments {143625/1
Senate
3/14/2024
Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments {143625/1 Adopted
Senate
3/15/2024
Floor Amendment {333121/1 (Senator Ready)
Senate
3/15/2024
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Guzzone) Adopted
Senate
3/15/2024
Floor Amendment {333121/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-30)
Senate
3/15/2024
Floor Amendment {303322/1 (Senator Carozza)
Senate
3/15/2024
Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (16-27)
Senate
3/15/2024
Floor Amendment {303322/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (16-25)
Senate
3/15/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (28-17)
Senate
3/19/2024
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/19/2024
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/28/2024
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/28/2024
Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Amendments
Floor Amendment 333121/1 (Senator Ready)
Floor Amendment 333121/1 (Senator Ready)
3/15/2024Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza)
Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza)
3/15/2024Not Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 143625/1
Favorable with Amendments 143625/1
3/14/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
28
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 333121/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
3/15/2024
14
Yea
30
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Hershey) Rejected
3/15/2024
16
Yea
27
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 303322/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected
3/15/2024
16
Yea
25
Nay
5
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/18/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Elfreth
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (14)
Malcolm Augustine
Democrat
Pamela Beidle
Democrat
William Ferguson
Democrat
Dawn Gile
Democrat
Guy Guzzone
Democrat
Katie Hester
Democrat
Shelly Hettleman
Democrat
Michael Jackson
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Nancy King
Democrat
Benjamin Kramer
Democrat
William Smith
Democrat
Charles Sydnor
Democrat
Jeff Waldstreicher
Democrat