Hello All,
Today, Wednesday, March 8th from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM people can submit and/or request in-person testimony, and/or vote favorable for the following Maryland General Assembly Senate bill.
SB 463: Public Safety - Permit to Wear, Carry, or Transport a Handgun Denial - Refund of Application Fee
This bill will be heard by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Thursday, March 9th at 1:00 PM.
This bill is supported by MSI and 2A Maryland. If passed it would require refunds for W&C permit application fees submitted from July 2019 - July 2022 for persons that applied for W&C permits but were rejected due to lack of a "good and substantial" reason for the permit.
Please review the proposed bill at the MGA website and if you are interested voice your opinions and your comments on this bill on Wednesday, March 8th from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
If you have not previously done this, here is some additional information:
The Maryland General Assembly allows the public to submit their favorable or unfavorable opinions as part of the hearing. The public can:
Home Page
Then, click on the "MYMGA" button on the upper right corner of the page. Then follow the steps to set up your account.
The period for requesting in-person testimony and the submittal of written testimony is from Monday, March 6th from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. If by 3:00 PM you have not indicated a favorable or unfavorable opinion, submitted written testimony, or requested to appear in person for live testimony we will be out of luck. If you want to make your voice heard please set up and/or access your MYMGA account and speak your opinion during this period.
Remember: You do not have to sign up for oral or written testimony to voice your opinion. You can also simply use your MYMGA account and vote FAVORABLE or UNFAVORABLE depending on the bill.
If you have already created an account and are logged in this Witness Signup link will jump right to witness sign-up.
Please remember that your testimony is not recorded until you click the "Save" button.
Please visit Maryland Shall Issue Testimony Tips page if you need more information on signing up, or the main page Maryland Shall Issue for the bill tracker.
https://www.marylandshallissue.org/jmain/legislation-tracker/bill-tracker
Note the Committee Drop-down menu can be used to focus in on the Senate Judicial Proceedings or the House Judiciary.
Please remember that your testimony is not recorded until you click the "Save" button.
Today, Wednesday, March 8th from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM people can submit and/or request in-person testimony, and/or vote favorable for the following Maryland General Assembly Senate bill.
SB 463: Public Safety - Permit to Wear, Carry, or Transport a Handgun Denial - Refund of Application Fee
This bill will be heard by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Thursday, March 9th at 1:00 PM.
This bill is supported by MSI and 2A Maryland. If passed it would require refunds for W&C permit application fees submitted from July 2019 - July 2022 for persons that applied for W&C permits but were rejected due to lack of a "good and substantial" reason for the permit.
Please review the proposed bill at the MGA website and if you are interested voice your opinions and your comments on this bill on Wednesday, March 8th from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
If you have not previously done this, here is some additional information:
The Maryland General Assembly allows the public to submit their favorable or unfavorable opinions as part of the hearing. The public can:
- Submit written testimony,
- Appear for oral testimony (in-person or by Zoom),
- Submit written testimony and appear for oral testimony, or
- Voice a favorable or unfavorable opinion without testimony.
Home Page
Then, click on the "MYMGA" button on the upper right corner of the page. Then follow the steps to set up your account.
The period for requesting in-person testimony and the submittal of written testimony is from Monday, March 6th from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. If by 3:00 PM you have not indicated a favorable or unfavorable opinion, submitted written testimony, or requested to appear in person for live testimony we will be out of luck. If you want to make your voice heard please set up and/or access your MYMGA account and speak your opinion during this period.
Remember: You do not have to sign up for oral or written testimony to voice your opinion. You can also simply use your MYMGA account and vote FAVORABLE or UNFAVORABLE depending on the bill.
If you have already created an account and are logged in this Witness Signup link will jump right to witness sign-up.
Please remember that your testimony is not recorded until you click the "Save" button.
Please visit Maryland Shall Issue Testimony Tips page if you need more information on signing up, or the main page Maryland Shall Issue for the bill tracker.
https://www.marylandshallissue.org/jmain/legislation-tracker/bill-tracker
Note the Committee Drop-down menu can be used to focus in on the Senate Judicial Proceedings or the House Judiciary.
Please remember that your testimony is not recorded until you click the "Save" button.
