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HB 171

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Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer

Sponsor: William Valentine (District 2A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing alternative expiration and renewal periods for a handgun permit issued to a retired law enforcement officer who retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the State or a county or municipal corporation of the State; and providing that a handgun permit issued to a law enforcement officer who retired in good standing expires on the last day of the holder's birth month following five years after the date the permit is issued and may be renewed for successive periods of five years under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCohen, ElliotBaltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3Position only
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistCornerstone Government AffairsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCord, DonaldMaryland State Police Alumni AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlubaugh, BrianMaryland Trooper's AssociationOral
FAVMastronardi, SarahMd. State Police Alumni AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Valentine, Delegate ValentinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFSwami, RamyaBrady Campaign to Prevent Gun ViolencePosition only
UNFStanley, TarriaCommunity Justice/Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence coalitionPosition only
UNFCobb, MadelynMarch for Our LivesPosition only
UNFHerren, KarenlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAJosselyn, Johnlobbyist2A MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAPennak, MarkMaryland Shall Issue, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAMuhammad, GalenMaryland State Director United 2A CollectiveWritten (PDF)
FWAWright, CathylobbyistMaryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWAHamilton, RebeccaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKasuba, ThomasIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
UNFHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
FWAJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
FWAWright, CathyMaryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Assoc