HB 425

Public Safety - Untraceable Firearms

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 18 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain definition of 'firearm' to include a certain unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from purchasing, receiving, selling, offering to sell, or transferring an unfinished frame or receiver; prohibiting a person from selling, offering to sell, or transferring a certain firearm; prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm on or after March 1, 2023, unless it is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a certain number in a certain manner; etc.

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Testimony (102)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 52UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison , Michael	Baltimore Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Abrams, Stephan	Brady	Oral
FAV	Schardt , Tanya	Brady	Written (PDF)
FAV	Landau, Mindy	Brady United Against Gun Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	CIF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aziz, Malik	Chief of Prince George's County Police Department	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	City of Rockville	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levy, Samuel	Everytown for Gun Safety	Oral
FAV	Pucino, David	Giffords	Oral
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pilling, Ronald	Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Ken	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Morch, Giselle	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Oral
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Oral
FAV	Chamblee, Andrea	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Lowman, Lisa	Moms Demand Action-Maryland Chapter	Oral
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Morningstar, Sara	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, John	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Milano, Leslie	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paylor, Perry	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County	Oral
FAV	Van Hollen, Chris	US Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudley, Kara	Individual	Oral
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ladd, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martínez, Ana	Individual	Oral
FAV	Peterson, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simonson, Grace	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wolcott, Clinton	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ziegelbauer, Joe	Individual	Oral
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gahler, Sheriff Jeff	Harford County Sheriff's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hershon, Edward	Hershon Legal, LLC	Oral
UNF	Lewis, Mike	Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Anders, Neal	Maryland Shall Issue	Position only
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Santos, Trevor	National Shooting Sports Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Colburn, Ashley	None	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Crisafulli, Matthew	Worcester County Sheriffs Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adamson, Jeff	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Andraka, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	BAILEY, JOSHUA	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 1

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFWA 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Baltimore Police DepartmentFAV 1

BradyFAV 2

Brady United Against Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Chief of Prince George's County Police DepartmentFAV 1

CIFFAV 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Everytown for Gun SafetyFAV 1

GiffordsFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Hershon Legal, LLCUNF 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeFWA 1

Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.FAV 1

Lith Home LLCINFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1INFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Shall IssueUNF 1

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Moms Demand Action-Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

National Shooting Sports FoundationUNF 1

NoneUNF 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's CountyFAV 1

Travis LerolUNF 1

TWAW / DC Project / MSIUNF 1

US SenatorFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Worcester County Sheriffs OfficeUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association

INFOMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…