BALTIMORE — After hours of debate Monday that saw tensions rise on the House of Delegates floor during the final day of the General Assembly session, delegates approved a bill to restrict where guns can be carried in public in Maryland.
The Senate was poised to give the bill final approval before midnight and send it to Gov. Wes Moore. The Democratic governor didn’t commit to signing the legislation during a conversation Monday afternoon with reporters, but said the General Assembly was passing “common-sense gun policies and ways of showing that Maryland is going to lead” on the issue.
The Senate, meanwhile, acted on scores of bills with little debate. That included final approval of Senate Bill 781 to facilitate more offshore wind energy projects in the coming years. Senators also worked on part of the budget (House Bill 201) that would authorize $1.2 billion in capital projects, such as improvements to universities, libraries and other public or private developments.
