SB 334

Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 771 (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; requiring the Department of State Police to adopt regulations to implement the requirements of the Act, including publishing a list of prohibited machine gun convertible pistols; etc.

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Testimony (73)

MGA witness list

FAV 48FavorableUNF 23UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Miguez, Amy	Annapolis Police Department	Oral
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyia	Baltimore City Council President's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Erin	Baltimore City Police Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sagrera, Daniel	Brady	Oral
FAV	Littman, Jared	City of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stanley, Tarria	Community Justice/Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolcott, Clinton	Critical Issues Forum	Position only
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	Blacklow, Roger	Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	Leisure World	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gonzalez, Krystal	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	O'Brien, John	Montgomery County Police Department (Rockville, MD)	Oral
FAV	Cooper, Jabari	Prince George's County Council	Oral
FAV	Jackson, Tara	Prince George's County Office of the State's Attorney	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Greten, Layla	Team ENOUGH and Baltimore County Commission for Women	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Jason	The City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lattimer, MSSW, MPH, Deborah	UULM-MD	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	O'Malley, Katie Curran	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bellamy, Lorenzolobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Burger, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Laranjani	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sokolow, Cynthia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Mullin, Ed	LET'S GO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Muhammad, Galen	Maryland State Director United 2A Collective	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kopacki, Christopher	NSSF	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pica, Johnlobbyist	Pica & Associates, LLC	Oral
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mooney, Karla	TWAW / DC Project / MSI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Corbin, Jeff	Individual	Position only
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 2

Annapolis Police DepartmentFAV 1

Baltimore City Council President's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore City Police DepartmentFAV 1

Be the Change BmoreFAV 1

BradyFAV 1

City of AnnapolisFAV 1

Community Justice/Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence coalitionFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Everytown for Gun SafetyFAV 2INFO 1

Giffords Law CenterFAV 1

Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic ClubFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Leisure WorldFAV 1

LET'S GOUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 2

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland State Director United 2A CollectiveUNF 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Montgomery County Police Department (Rockville, MD)FAV 1

NSSFUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Pica & Associates, LLCUNF 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

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

SELFFAV 2

Team ENOUGH and Baltimore County Commission for WomenFAV 1

The City of FrederickFAV 1

TWAW / DC Project / MSIUNF 2

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 2

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 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

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…

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

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