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Maryland House Bill HB315 Compare Versions

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 741
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4-Chapter 741
5-(House Bill 315)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0315*
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9-Regulated Firearms – Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary –
10-Reporting Requirements
10+HOUSE BILL 315
11+E4 4lr1535
12+ CF SB 319
13+By: Delegate Bartlett
14+Introduced and read first time: January 15, 2024
15+Assigned to: Judiciary
16+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 2, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of repealing and altering a reporting requirement to require the
13-Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary, instead of the State Commission on
14-Criminal Sentencing Policy, to report on the number of charges, convictions, and
15-sentences for certain regulated firearm violations; and generally relating to
16-reporting requirements of the Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary.
20+CHAPTER ______
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18-BY repealing
19- Article – Criminal Procedure
20-Section 6–215
21- Annotated Code of Maryland
22- (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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24-BY adding to
25- Article – Public Safety
26-Section 5–148
27- Annotated Code of Maryland
28- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
24+Regulated Firearms – Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary – 2
25+Reporting Requirements 3
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30- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
31-That Section(s) 6–215 of Article – Criminal Procedure of the Annotated Code of Maryland
32-be repealed.
27+FOR the purpose of repealing and altering a reporting requirement to require the 4
28+Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary, instead of the State Commission on 5
29+Criminal Sentencing Policy, to report on the number of charges, convictions, and 6
30+sentences for certain regulated firearm violations; and generally relating to 7
31+reporting requirements of the Department of State Police Maryland Judiciary. 8
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34- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryla nd read
35-as follows:
33+BY repealing 9
34+ Article – Criminal Procedure 10
35+Section 6–215 11
36+ Annotated Code of Maryland 12
37+ (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
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37-Article – Public Safety
39+BY adding to 14
40+ Article – Public Safety 15
41+Section 5–148 16
42+ Annotated Code of Maryland 17
43+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
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39-5–148.
45+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
46+That Section(s) 6–215 of Article – Criminal Procedure of the Annotated Code of Maryland 20
47+be repealed. 21
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 315
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41- (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER ,
42-THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MARYLAND JUDICIARY SHALL REPORT TO
43-THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
44-ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE NUMBE R OF CHARGES , CONVICTIONS,
45-AND SENTENCES FOR VI OLATIONS OF § 4–203 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE AND
46-§ 5–133(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
47- Ch. 741 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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50- (B) THE INFORMATION INCLU DED IN THE REPORT SH ALL BE
51-DISAGGREGATED BY JUR ISDICTION, RACE, AND GENDER .
51+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryla nd read 1
52+as follows: 2
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53- SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June
54-1, 2024.
54+Article – Public Safety 3
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56-Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.
56+5–148. 4
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58+ (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 5
59+THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MARYLAND JUDICIARY SHALL REPORT TO 6
60+THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 7
61+ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE NUMBE R OF CHARGES , CONVICTIONS, 8
62+AND SENTENCES FOR VI OLATIONS OF § 4–203 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE AND 9
63+§ 5–133(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 10
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65+ (B) THE INFORMATION INCLU DED IN THE REPORT SH ALL BE 11
66+DISAGGREGATED BY JUR ISDICTION, RACE, AND GENDER . 12
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68+ SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 13
69+1, 2024. 14
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74+Approved:
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76+ Governor.
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78+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
79+________________________________________________________________________________
80+ President of the Senate.