HB 83

Criminal Procedure – Charge of Possession of Marijuana – Removal From Case Search

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a District Court criminal case in which possession of marijuana is the only charge in the case and the charge was disposed of before October 1, 2014.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	BCSAO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Christiansen, Tricia	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Position only
FAV	Sterling, Eric	Business Council for Prosperity and Safety	Position only
FAV	GREENBERG, MOLLY	HCH	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gersten, Sarah	Last Prisoner Project	Position only
FAV	Pruitt, Captain Sonia	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Phil	MAJR	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Furnish, Kris	MD Marijuana Justice	Position only
FAV	Jones, Luke	MD NORML	Position only
FAV	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Position only
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	NCADD	Written (PDF)
FAV	ROSEN-COHEN, NANCY	NCADD	Position only
FAV	Davis, Mary-Denise	OPD	Position only
FAV	Langeson, Sarah	future tense	Position only
FAV	frazier, derrell	job opportunities task force	Position only
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	MOON, DAVID	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	CAMPION, LOUISlobbyist	MARYLAND MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sherrifs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Tyler	MD Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Niemann, Doyle	MD State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	kroll, steven	msaa	Oral
UNF	reily, joe	msaa	Oral
FWA	Holness, Toni	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	kahl, catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

BCSAOFAV 1

Business Council for Prosperity and SafetyFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

future tenseFAV 1

HCHFAV 1

job opportunities task forceFAV 1

Last Prisoner ProjectFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

MAJRFAV 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFAV 1

MARYLAND MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATIONUNF 1

MD Chiefs and SherrifsUNF 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

MD Marijuana JusticeFAV 1

MD NORMLFAV 1

MD State Bar AssociationUNF 1

msaaUNF 2

NCADDFAV 2

OPDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

FAVCiekot, AnnNCADDRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

UNFCAMPION, LOUISMARYLAND MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATIONRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SherrifsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…