Maryland 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

HB 659 — Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

Last action — Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (185)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 659?
HB 659 is sponsored by Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), and Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 659?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track HB 659?
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