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HB 904 — Gun–Free Higher Education Zones
Last action — First Reading Senate Rules
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read HB 904 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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First Reading Senate Rules
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Third Reading Passed (89-49)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {253626/1 (Delegate Afzali) Rejected (50-84)
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Floor Amendment {453820/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (51-84)
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Floor Amendment {663721/2 (Delegate Rey) Rejected (53-77)
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Floor Amendment {453522/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
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Special Order until later this session (Delegate Rey) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {984469/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
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Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Appropriations
Sponsors
- Delegate David Moon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- A. Washington · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Frick · Cosponsor
- Frush · Cosponsor
- Gilchrist · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marc Korman · Cosponsor
- Lafferty · Cosponsor
- McIntosh · Cosponsor
- Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Tarlau · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ben Barnes · Primary
- Delegate Ben Barnes · Cosponsor
- M. Jackson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 51 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (17)
- Delegate David Moon Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Voted No
- Robinson
- A. Washington
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Voted No
- Frick
- Frush
- Gilchrist
- Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Voted No
- Lafferty
- McIntosh
- Sanchez
- Tarlau
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Voted No
- Jackson, M. Voted No
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 170 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 52 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 89 | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 35% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Nay |
| Anderton | — | Nay |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Nay |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Nay |
| Carey | — | Nay |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Nay |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Nay |
| Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Nay |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Cluster | — | Nay |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| McDonough | — | Nay |
| McMillan | — | Nay |
| Miele | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Rey | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Vogt | — | Not Voting |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Nay |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Nay |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 53 | 77 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 55% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Angel | — | Not Voting |
| Atterbeary | — | Nay |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Nay |
| Barron | — | Not Voting |
| Barve | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Not Voting |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Nay |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Nay |
| Dumais | — | Nay |
| Flanagan | — | Not Voting |
| Frick | — | Nay |
| Frush | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Gibson | — | Nay |
| Gilchrist | — | Nay |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Nay |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Hixson | — | Nay |
| Holmes | — | Nay |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Not Voting |
| Jalisi | — | Nay |
| Knotts | — | Nay |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Nay |
| Lafferty | — | Nay |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Rey | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Nay |
| Ali | — | Nay |
| Sophocleus | — | Nay |
| Kelly | — | Nay |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Nay |
| Morales | — | Nay |
| Morhaim | — | Nay |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Nay |
| Platt | — | Nay |
| Sanchez | — | Nay |
| Sydnor | — | Nay |
| Tarlau | — | Nay |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Nay |
| Vallario | — | Nay |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Nay |
| Lewis, R. | — | Nay |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Young, P. | — | Nay |
| Lierman | — | Nay |
| Luedtke | — | Nay |
| Reznik | — | Nay |
| Walker | — | Not Voting |
| Jackson, M. | — | Nay |
| Jones, A. | — | Nay |
| Lewis, J. | — | Nay |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 904?
- HB 904 is sponsored by Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democrat), Robinson, A. Washington, Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Delegate Marc Korman (Democrat), Lafferty, McIntosh, Sanchez, Tarlau, Delegate Kriselda Valderrama (Democrat), Delegate Ben Barnes (Democrat), and Jackson, M..
- What is the current status of HB 904?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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