2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB444: Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms

Legislative Summary

Requiring a federal firearms licensee or law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to destroy each firearm and all its components and parts, that is traded in as part of a gun buyback program; authorizing a certain person or entity to contract with a law enforcement agency or a business to destroy certain firearms; requiring a law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to make certain efforts to determine whether a firearm is a crime firearm or has been reported lost or stolen before destroying the weapon; etc.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/28/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
2/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/18/2025
Favorable with Amendments {943128/1
Senate
2/18/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Bailey) Adopted
Senate
2/19/2025
Committee Amendment {943128/1
Senate
2/19/2025
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
2/19/2025
Motion Special Order until 2/20 (Senator Bailey)
Senate
2/20/2025
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
2/20/2025
Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
2/25/2025
Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
2/26/2025
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Senate
2/26/2025
Floor Amendment {393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
2/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/28/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-12)
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments {403023/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 403023/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403023/1 Adopted

4/2/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted

Floor Amendment 393020/1 (Senator Smith) Adopted

2/26/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 943128/1

Favorable with Amendments 943128/1

2/18/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/28/2025
33
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

William Smith
William Smith
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/26/2025121.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/22/202597.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.5 KB