Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Firearms Training Course
Not law yet. Pending legislation.
Sen. Folden
Bill summary
Official digest is not on this card.
Now vs if chaptered
NOW: not law; hearing 3/03. IF CHAPTERED (effective Oct. 1, 2026): new 16-hour initial / 8-hour renewal in-person training element for a wear/carry permit, not a new possessory felony.
Defender utility
Maryland PDs and wear/carry applicants: this is a pending training-curriculum rewrite of PS § 5-306, not a charging statute and not an ERPO expansion. If it chapters, the live fight is whether the applicant completed the 16-hour (initial) or 8-hour (renewal) in-person course, not a new crime. Not a California charge.
Who this is for. MD permit applicants and PDs watching a pending wear/carry training-curriculum rewrite — not present law; not a California charge.