Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Basis (2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III's Law)
Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 367 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the basis on which a person is prohibited from taking certain actions against a certain person or group, to include certain actions motivated either in whole or in part by another person's or group's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin, or because another person or group is homeless.
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Testimony (50)
MGA witness listFAV 47FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Jewish Community Relations Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, MD | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mandel, pauline | Maryland crime victims resource center | Position only |
| FAV | Wolfgang, Kurt | Md Crime Victims' Resource Center | Position only |
| FAV | Wolfgang, Kurt | Md. Crime Victims' Resource Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | SAO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chevalier II, Jacques | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shahinian, The Rev. Kathy | The Episcopal Diocese of Md | Position only |
| FAV | Hoyer, Steny | US Congress | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ezickson, doron | anti defamation league | Position only |
| FAV | weisel, meredithlobbyist | anti defamation league | Position only |
| FAV | harris, matasha | bowie state university | Position only |
| FAV | ray, rashawn | brokings institute | Position only |
| FAV | theodore lewis, sharon | bsu professor | Oral |
| FAV | achumba, Victoria | bsu student | Oral |
| FAV | dawson, rodney | bsu student | Oral |
| FAV | hinton, derrick | bsu student | Oral |
| FAV | mwando, Andrea | bsu student | Oral |
| FAV | rose, taylor | bsu students | Oral |
| FAV | wilson, ct | delegate | Position only |
| FAV | collins III, richard | father of lt collins | Position only |
| FAV | aziz, nadia | lawyers committee for civil rights stop hate project | Position only |
| FAV | oriadha, krystal | lgbtq dignity project | Position only |
| FAV | roper, roberta | md crime victims resource | Position only |
| FAV | wolfgang, kurt | md crime victims resource | Position only |
| FAV | riley, joe | md state's attys | Oral |
| FAV | collins, dawn | mother of lt. collins | Position only |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice md | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ross, bob | pgc naacp | Position only |
| FAV | church, jonathan | pgc sao | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Alexander | retired federal judge | Position only |
| FAV | abbott, jason | sao pgc | Position only |
| FAV | baynes dunning, karen | southern poverty law center | Position only |
| FAV | braveboy, aisha | states attorney | Position only |
| FAV | miller, paige | umd | Position only |
| FAV | Alsobrooks, Prince Georges Exec | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chevalier, Jacques | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Chevalier, Jacques | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Godfrey, kristal | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, CT | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | brooks, kenny | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | collins white, andrea | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | godfrey, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | godfrey, kim | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | taylor, alan | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Public Defender, Maryland Office of | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| INFO | Holness, Toni | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandINFO 1
Attorney GeneralFAV 1
brokings instituteFAV 1
bsu professorFAV 1
bsu studentFAV 4
bsu studentsFAV 1
delegateFAV 1
father of lt collinsFAV 1
md state's attysFAV 1
naral pro choice mdFAV 1
OPDUNF 1
pgc naacpFAV 1
pgc saoFAV 1
SAOFAV 1
sao pgcFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
states attorneyFAV 1
umdFAV 1
US CongressFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBagwell, AshlieJewish Community Relations CouncilRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…