Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB20
Legislation Overview
Title: Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
Subject: Family Law
Description: 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.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Shelly Hettleman (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Oct 28, 2025 | Pre-filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 10, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
