Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB916 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0916
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 916
8	8	E4 5lr3366
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10	10	By: Delegate Amprey
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judiciary
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Law – Weapon Crimes – Transporting Firearm in Checked Bag on 2
19	19	Public Transportation 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from transporting a firearm in a certain checked 4
22	22	bag on public transportation in the State unless the firearm is disabled from 5
23	23	discharging by a certain external safety lock; and generally relating to firearm 6
24	24	crimes. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Criminal Law 9
28	28	Section 4–112 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Criminal Law 15
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37	37	4–112. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “CHECKED BAG” MEANS BAGGAGE THAT I S STORED IN A STORAGE 19
43	43	COMPARTMENT OF A PUBLIC TRANSPOR TATION VEHICLE AND I NACCESSIBLE TO A 20
44	44	PERSON DURING TRAVEL . 21
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46	46	(3) “EXTERNAL SAFETY LOCK ” MEANS AN EXTERNAL DE VICE THAT IS: 22
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 916
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50	50	(I) ATTACHED TO A FIREARM WITH A KEY OR COMBIN ATION 1
51	51	LOCK; AND 2
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53	53	(II) DESIGNED TO PREVENT A FIREARM FROM BEING 3
54	54	DISCHARGED UNLESS TH E DEVICE HAS BEEN DE ACTIVATED. 4
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56	56	(4) “FIREARM” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 4–104 OF THIS 5
57	57	SUBTITLE. 6
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59	59	(5) “PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ” INCLUDES ANY FORM OF PUBLIC 7
60	60	TRANSPORT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE GEN ERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING: 8
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62	62	(I) BUS SERVICE; 9
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64	64	(II) TRAIN SERVICE; 10
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66	66	(III) FERRY SERVICE ; AND 11
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68	68	(IV) AIRLINE SERVICE . 12
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70	70	(B) (1) THIS SUBSECTION IS AN ADDITION TO ANY EXISTING FEDERAL OR 13
71	71	STATE LAWS RELATING TO TRANSPORTING A FIREA RM. 14
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73	73	(2) A PERSON MAY NOT TRANSPORT A FIREARM IN A CHECKED BAG 15
74	74	ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIO N IN THE STATE UNLESS THE FIREARM I S DISABLED 16
75	75	FROM DISCHARGING BY AN EXTERNAL SAFETY L OCK. 17
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77	77	(C) (1) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A 18
78	78	MISDEMEANOR AND ON C ONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO: 19
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80	80	(I) FOR A FIRST CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT NOT EXC EEDING 20
81	81	2 MONTHS OR A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $500 OR BOTH; 21
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83	83	(II) FOR A SECOND CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT NOT 22
84	84	EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS OR A FINE NOT EXCEED ING $1,000 OR BOTH; AND 23
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86	86	(III) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSE QUENT CONVICTION, 24
87	87	IMPRISONMENT NOT EXC EEDING 1 YEAR OR A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 OR 25
88	88	BOTH. 26
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90	90	(2) EACH VIOLATION OF THI S SECTION IS A SEPAR ATE CRIME. 27
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92	92	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28
93	93	October 1, 2025. 29