HB 200

Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements (Jaelynn's Law)

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain prohibition to prohibit a person from storing or leaving a firearm in a location where a minor could gain access to the firearm; altering a certain exception to the prohibition; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a person from storing or leaving a firearm in a location where an unsupervised minor could gain access to the firearm, an unsupervised minor does gain access to the firearm, and the firearm causes harm to the minor or another person; establishing certain penalties; etc.

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Testimony (93)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 67Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Landau, Mindy	Brady United Against Gun Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rogers, Kelsey	Brady: United Against Gun Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	CIF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	Delegate	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Jr., John	Former Secretary; Strong Schools Maryland	Oral
FAV	Voigt, Molly	Giffords	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Willis , Greta	Kevin L Cooper Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Mara, Jaxon	March For Our Lives	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maubert, Laurelle	March For Our Lives Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Vidal, Carol	Maryland Psychiatric Association	Oral
FAV	Benjamin, Peter	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buxton, Alicia	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKibben, Linda	The McKibben Group LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gray, Meredith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kessel, Woodie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Willey, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolcott, Clinton	Individual	Oral
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hatfalvi, Emil	Advanced Performance Systems, Inc.	Position only
UNF	Clisham, Michael	BCGF	Written (PDF)
UNF	Randol, Steven	CAI Legislation Action Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wivell, Todd	Frederick County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	Harbin, Mark	MSI	Oral
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Doherty, Mike	Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association	Oral
UNF	Spiker, D.J.	National Rifle Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Santos, Trevor	National Shooting Sports Foundation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schmidt, Margaret	Self	Oral
UNF	Scarborough, Brenda	TWAW	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hannon, Wendy	Trinity Training	Oral
UNF	Howlett, Alan	self	Oral
UNF	Amsbaugh, Brent	Individual	Oral
UNF	Andraka, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Benson, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Borden, Otto	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bowman, Robert	Individual	Position only
UNF	Carlin-Weber, Daniel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Cheakalos, Paul	Individual	Position only
UNF	Contrino, Paul	Individual	Oral
UNF	Davis, Scott	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	DeTello, Lydia	Individual	Position only
UNF	DeTello, Nicholas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dreiband, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Drumm, Kyle	Individual	Position only
UNF	Estep, Anthony	Individual	Position only
UNF	Fortini, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gandotra, Neeraj	Individual	Oral
UNF	Griffin, Craig	Individual	Position only
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harman, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Havelt, Cheryl	Individual	Position only