2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB947: Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance through the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, or marketing of a firearm-related product under certain circumstances; requiring a firearm industry member to establish and implement certain reasonable controls regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, possession, and use of certain firearm-related products; authorizing certain civil actions for violations of the Act; etc.
Bill History
2/2/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/10/2024
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
Favorable with Amendments {533721/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
Floor Amendment {973929/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-95)
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
Floor Amendment {933523/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-97)
House of Delegates
4/4/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (94-38)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Referred Rules
Senate
4/8/2024
Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/8/2024
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/8/2024
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Adopted (31-14)
Senate
4/8/2024
Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (33-13)
Senate
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (31-16)
Senate
4/8/2024
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 533721/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 533721/1 Adopted
4/4/2024Adopted
Floor Amendment 973929/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-95)
Floor Amendment 973929/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-95)
4/4/2024Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 933523/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-97)
Floor Amendment 933523/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-97)
4/4/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Adopted
4/8/2024
31
Yea
14
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted
4/8/2024
33
Yea
13
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
31
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
94
Yea
38
Nay
4
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 973929/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
4/4/2024
38
Yea
95
Nay
5
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 933523/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
4/4/2024
37
Yea
97
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Primary Sponsor

Scott Phillips
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Vanessa Atterbeary
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Frank Conaway
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat