HB 577

Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2027, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, receiving, or transferring a certain machine gun convertible pistol, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing the Department of State Police to adopt regulations to implement the Act including publishing a list of prohibited machine gun convertible pistols.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Miguez, Amy	Annapolis Police Department	Oral
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyia	Baltimore City Council President's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sagrera, Daniel	Brady	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Littman, Jared	City of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenah, Marylobbyist	Everytown for Gun Safety	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lickenbrock, Greg	Everytown for Gun Safety	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Earp, Erinlobbyist	Giffords Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, N. Scott	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gonzalez, Krystal	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Frost, Lesley	Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atkinson, Carleton	Office of the County Executive for Prince George's County	Oral
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County Executive	Oral
FAV	Jackson, Tara	Prince George's County Office of the State's Attorney	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Oral
FAV	Lee, Jason	The City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lattimer, MSSW, MPH, Deborah	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burger, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cacheiro, Matias	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sokolow, Cynthia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mullin, Ed	LET'S GO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Burke, Michael	Maryland Shall Issue	Oral
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kennedy, Anita	National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.	Position only
UNF	Weber, Johnlobbyist	National Rifle Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pica, Johnlobbyist	Pica & Associates, LLC	Oral
UNF	MULLICAN, Brigitta	Private	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Andraka, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Briones, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasuba, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Novotny, Katie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Randol, Steven	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
UNF	Wright, Cathy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 1

Annapolis Police DepartmentFAV 1

Baltimore City Council President's OfficeFAV 1

BradyFAV 1

City of AnnapolisFAV 1

Everytown for Gun SafetyFAV 2

Giffords Law CenterFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

LET'S GOUNF 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Shall IssueUNF 1

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action TeamFAV 1

National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.UNF 1

National Rifle AssociationUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Office of the County Executive for Prince George's CountyFAV 1

Pica & Associates, LLCUNF 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County Office of the State's AttorneyFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MarylandFAV 1

The City of FrederickFAV 1

TWAW / DC Project / MSIUNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKenah, MaryEverytown for Gun SafetyRegistered for: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

FAVEarp, ErinGiffords Law CenterRegistered for: Giffords

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

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

UNFWeber, JohnNational Rifle AssociationRegistered for: National Rifle Association

UNFPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…