SB 20

Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring a local law enforcement authority to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a respondent who is not in compliance with an order to surrender certain firearms.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sagrera, Daniel	Brady	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenah, Marylobbyist	Everytown for Gun Safety	Written (PDF)
FAV	Earp, Erinlobbyist	Giffords Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hausner, Deena	House of Ruth Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Emily	Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richards, Elizabeth	Montgomery County's Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zeller, Eileen	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	jimenez, nayla	Team ENOUGH	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greten, Layla	Team ENOUGH and Baltimore County Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lattimer, MSSW, MPH, Deborah	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Phyllis	Individual	Position only
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Douglas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosov, Jane	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Siano, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Weber, Johnlobbyist	National Rifle Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 1

BradyFAV 1

Everytown for Gun SafetyFAV 1

Giffords Law CenterFAV 1

House of Ruth MarylandFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

Montgomery County's Commission for WomenFAV 1

National Rifle AssociationUNF 1

NoneFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

Team ENOUGHFAV 1

Team ENOUGH and Baltimore County Commission for WomenFAV 1

TWAW / DC Project / MSIUNF 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

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault