Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020)
What this bill does
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a pre-release inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and public transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in a the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishes certain penalties; establishing that a person found guilty of the theft of a firearm is guilty of a felony; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (7)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | WIRZBERGER, MICHELLE | BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Joe | MSAA | Oral |
| FAV | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Police Chiefs and Maryland Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hough, Senator Houghlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Holness, Toni | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |