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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 577
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Anderson
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Schindler
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Johnson, A.
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Bagnall
- Grammer
- Johnson, S.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Kerr
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Reilly
- Wu
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Rose
- Ziegler
NO: 88
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Fennell
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Foley
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Moon
- Simpson
- Williams
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Moreno
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hill
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Young
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Phillips
YES: 40
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Schindler
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Johnson, A.
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Griffith
- Johnson, S.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
NO: 95
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Addison
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Turner
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wims
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
YES: 92
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Toles
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Williams
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Moon
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
NO: 39
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (92-39)
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {453128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (40-95)
- Floor Amendment {863721/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (45-88)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {953028/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible PistolsPDF
- Amendments {953028/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {453128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (40-95) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {863721/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (45-88) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible PistolsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Littman, Jared (City of Annapolis)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wright, Cathy
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lee, Jason (The City of Frederick)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Frost, Lesley (Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Earp, Erin (Giffords Law Center)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Pennak, Mark (Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- MULLICAN, Brigitta (Private)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Burger, Mary
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Ruth, Laure (Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Herren, Karen
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Cacheiro, Matias
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Briones, Ella
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Lattimer, MSSW, MPH, Deborah (UULM-MD)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Weber, John (National Rifle Association)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Gardiner, Shamoyia (Baltimore City Council President's Office)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Sokolow, Cynthia
- JUD Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sagrera, Daniel (Brady)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Kasuba, Thomas
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rosenberg, Adam
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Andraka, Nicholas
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Josselyn, John (2A Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Mooney, Karla (TWAW / DC Project / MSI)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Rebecca
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kenah, Mary (Everytown for Gun Safety)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Jackson, Tara (Prince George's County Office of the State's Attorney)
- JUD Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lickenbrock, Greg (Everytown for Gun Safety)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Mullin, Ed (LET'S GO)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Nicole (Maryland General Assembly)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, N. Scott (Legislative Black Caucus of MD)



