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SB 861

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Crimes - Firearms and Inmates - Enforcement, Procedures, and Reporting

Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 142 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court; establishing the Maryland State Police Gun Center as a statewide firearms enforcement center for the tracking, screening, and vetting of all firearm crimes in the State; requiring the Center to create a statewide database to track certain information related to crimes committed with crime firearms; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to include in a certain report certain statistics related to the cost of living of inmates; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVShier, MichaelAACPDOral
FAVFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVWilliams, CarrieOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVBeidle, PamelaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBeidle, PamelaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Beidle, Senator BeidlelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Beidle, Senator BeidlelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
INFOWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)
INFOWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)
INFOFrye, TimothyIndividualOral

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