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2026 Regular Session

HB863

Gun Theft Felony Act of 2026

Classifying the theft of a firearm as a felony; establishing a penalty for a first conviction for theft of a firearm of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and establishing a penalty for subsequent convictions of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.

Current disposition
Pending: House Judiciary
Last status date
February 5, 2026
Last status update
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending committee
Judiciary
Author
Stuart Schmidt
Co-sponsors
Steven ArentzLauren ArikanTerry BakerBarry BeauchampChristopher BouchatJason BuckelBrian ChisholmRobin GrammerWayne HartmanKevin HornbergerSeth HowardTom HutchinsonJay JacobsNicholaus KipkeBob LongNino MangioneSusan McComasApril Fleming MillerMatt MorganTodd MorganRyan NawrockiLaToya NkongoloJesse PippyTeresa ReillySheree Sample-HughesGary SimmonsKathy SzeligaChris TomlinsonWilliam ValentineWilliam Wivell

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 4, 2026
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Instrument history

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  1. House Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Judiciary
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2107074
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB863.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00