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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)"
+description: "Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 947"
+citation: "Maryland HB 947 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Amprey", "Atterbeary", "Bartlett", "Conaway", "Crutchfield", "Embry", "Kaufman", "Moon", "Phillips", "Roberson", "Simmons", "Taylor", "Toles", "White Holland", "Williams", "Woods"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2024-02-02"
+last_action: "2024-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8adb48b0-26f0-4489-8ed0-fcf93f927f6e"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0947?ys=2024RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "5c7c43a5eb6dc8766c3ec27abb45d7f51da43b2ad1c7f6ba87b89ff1eb559a00"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland HB 947 (2024) — Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_714_hb0947t.pdf)
+2. **First - Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0947f.pdf)
+3. **Third - Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0947t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Suspend Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day — **31–14** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading — **94–38** (pass) · lower
+- FLA Del. Buckel /933523/1 — **37–97** (fail) · lower
+- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **31–16** (pass) · upper
+- Motion to limit debate — **33–13** (pass) · upper
+- FLA Del. Buckel /973929/1 — **38–95** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Amprey — primary (person)
+- Atterbeary — primary (person)
+- Bartlett — primary (person)
+- Conaway — primary (person)
+- Crutchfield — primary (person)
+- Embry — primary (person)
+- Kaufman — primary (person)
+- Moon — primary (person)
+- Phillips — primary (person)
+- Roberson — primary (person)
+- Simmons — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Toles — primary (person)
+- White Holland — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+- Woods — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-02** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-10** Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-04** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
+- **2024-04-04** Floor Amendment {
+- **2024-04-04** Floor Amendment {
+- **2024-04-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-08** Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
+- **2024-04-08** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed
+- **2024-04-08** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Adopted
+- **2024-04-08** Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted
+- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
+- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8adb48b0-26f0-4489-8ed0-fcf93f927f6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+