# Maryland SB 0994: Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry

Maryland SB 0994, Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Johnny Ray Salling (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-10 (First Reading Senate Rules) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0994-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0994
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Firearms - Right to Purchase, Own, Possess, and Carry
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-02-10, First Reading Senate Rules
- Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Safety, Cannabis -see also- CannDist; CannProd; Smok&Vap, Guns
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate

## Actions (1)

- 2025-02-10: First Reading Senate Rules (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0994f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0994f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
- [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills)
- [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0994-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).