Public Safety - Permit to Wear, Carry, or Transport a Handgun Denial - Refund of Application Fee
Sponsor: Wayne A. Hartman (District 38C)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Secretary of State Police to refund certain application fees to individuals who were denied a permit to wear, carry, or transport a firearm from July 5, 2019, to July 5, 2022, for failing to satisfy a certain good and substantial reason requirement and who files a claim in a form and containing the information and supporting documents required by the Secretary.
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Testimony (30)
MGA witness listFAV 27FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Burke, Michael | Maryland Shall Issue | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amsbaugh, Brent | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Clary, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hartman, Delegate Hartmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McGuire, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Windley Jr., Dennis | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral |
| FWA | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association