MGA Home Page
2009 Regular Session bill information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:04 p.m.
Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsors Title Synopsis History Sponsor List Subjects Statutes Documents Another Session Another Bill

SENATE BILL 267

CHAPTER NUMBER: 488
File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 296

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, and Raskin

Entitled:
Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms

Synopsis:

Requiring a final protective order to order the respondent to surrender to law enforcement authorities any firearm in the respondent's possession, and to refrain from possession of any firearm, for the duration of the order; requiring a law enforcement officer to provide specified information to a respondent when a firearm is surrendered and to transport and store the firearm in a specified manner; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/27
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Greenip) Adopted
3/26
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#1, 2) Adopted
Committee Amendment (#3, 4) Rejected (17-29)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (31-16)
4/4
Returned Passed
House Action
3/26
First Reading Judiciary
4/1
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Judiciary
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (98-40)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 488

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
Guns
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Protection Orders
Storage
Weapons -see also- Guns

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 4-506 , 4-506.1 , 4-507 , 4-509 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 198971/02     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Incomplete

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2009: Committee Amendment (#3, 4) Rejected (17-29)
March 28, 2009: Third Reading Passed (31-16)
House
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (98-40)



Top Sponsors Title Synopsis History Sponsor List Subjects Statutes Documents Another Session Another Bill