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Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition

Sponsor: Gary Simmons (District 12B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to prepare certain literature relating to firearms and ammunition and to distribute the literature to all county health departments in the State; requiring each county health department to distribute certain literature to all establishments that sell firearms or ammunition within the county; requiring establishments that sell firearms or ammunition in the State to make certain literature visible and available and to distribute the literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 15Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVNi, TomAnne Arundel County Government County Executive's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVClements, AbbeyExecutive DirectorWritten (PDF)
FAVBellamy, LorenzolobbyistIndividualOral
FAVBellamy, LorenzolobbyistIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Simmons, Delegate SimmonslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Simmons, Delegate SimmonslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSimmons, GaryIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFJosselyn, Johnlobbyist2A MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFPennak, MarkMaryland Shall Issue, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFPennak, MarkMaryland Shall Issue, Inc.Oral
UNFMuhammad, GalenMaryland State Director United 2A CollectiveWritten (PDF)
UNFMooney, KarlaTWAW / DC Project / MSIWritten (PDF)
UNFGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
UNFKasuba, ThomasIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
UNFSharpless, BradfordIndividualPosition only
UNFState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC
FAVBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association