Proposed Maryland Firearm Legislation SB775
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms
Subject: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes: Contracts: Crimes and Punishments: Dealers: Equipment: Evidence: Fines: Forfeiture: Guns: Law Enforcement: Licenses: Penalties and Sentences: State Police, Department of: Theft: Transfer of Goods: Data: Records
Description: Requiring a federal firearms licensee or law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to destroy each firearm and all its component parts that is traded in as part of a gun buyback program; authorizing a licensee or agency to contract with a law enforcement agency or a business to destroy certain firearms; requiring a law enforcement agency operating a program to determine if a firearm is a crime firearm or has been reported lost or stolen before destroying the weapon; etc.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 13, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: William Smith (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 47)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 13, 2026 | Referred Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2026 | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2026 | Favorable with Amendments {653821/1 Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2026 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2026 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2026 | Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 10, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 10, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Favorable with Amendments 653821/1 Adopted | Favorable with Amendments 653821/1 Adopted | Mar 10, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
