HB 159

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant

Sponsor: Delegate AttarCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Adding the crime of knowingly being a participant in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm to the list of crimes subject to warrantless arrest; and providing a penalty on conviction of imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cogen, Sam	Baltimore City Sheriff's Office	Oral
FAV	Bates, Ivan	Baltimore City States Attorney	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Erin	Bpd	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Erin	Bpd	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giordano, Hassan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Attar, Delegate Attarlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Attar, Delegate Attarlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Gregorylobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schulze, Dana	USAF Veteran	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mathison, Theodore	Individual	Position only
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only