SB 858

Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 622 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised child; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.

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Testimony (116)

MGA witness list

FAV 70FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 37UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swami, Ramya	Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Landau, Mindy	Brady United Against Gun Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	CIF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	CIF	Position only
FAV	Wolcott, Clinton	Critical Issues Forum	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gibson, Rich	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sakran, Joe	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Oral
FAV	Epps, Larry	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Willis, Greta	MPGV	Oral
FAV	Qadri, Isra	March For Our Lives	Oral
FAV	Cobb, Madelyn	March for Our Lives	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallings, Nicolelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bost, Cheryl	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Algeo, Michael	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Benjamin, Peter	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Oral
FAV	Morris, Lisa	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence & Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohen, Roberta (Robbi)	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	brooks, cheryl	Mom’s	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zeller, Eileen	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Position only
FAV	Song, Mike	SongStrong	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Sarah	UMMC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hollywood, Nicole	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 2

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 2

Board of Education of Howard CountyFAV 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawUNF 2

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Brady United Against Gun ViolenceFAV 1

CIFFAV 2

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFWA 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1FWA 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesFAV 1

Johns Hopkins HospitalFAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFAV 1

March for Our LivesFAV 1

March For Our LivesFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence & Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Mom’sFAV 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 2

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MPGVFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 2

National Rifle AssociationUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

NoneFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

SelfUNF 1

SongStrongFAV 1

Student Commissioner - Governor's Commission on Suicide PreventionFWA 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

UMMCFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 2

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FAVStallings, NicoleMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

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

FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVQuinlan, MargoMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

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

UNFPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

UNFWright, CathySelfRegistered for: Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Assoc

FWALennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

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

Journey

Feb 6First reading in the SenateAssigned to Judicial Proceedings
Feb 21Judicial Proceedings hearingTue, Feb 21, 1:00 PM
Mar 8Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 4Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 6Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 8First reading in the HouseAssigned to Judiciary
Mar 30Judiciary hearing (House)Thu, Mar 30, 1:00 PM
Apr 5Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 25Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 27Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 27Concurred
Mar 27Enacted as Chapter 622Signing date is not in the MGA feed

Documents

Same bill, other years

2022 HB 659Did not advance
2022 SB 676Did not advance

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