2024 Regular SessionMaryland 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

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/22/2024122.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/4/2024136.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/2/2024109.5 KB
Vote Image
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