Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020)
What this bill does
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; 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 (19)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Boston, Frank | FOP | Position only |
| FAV | Clinton, Rebecca | Frederick County SAO | Position only |
| FAV | Mitchell, Keifferlobbyist | Governor's Office | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Cara | Governor's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BOSTON, FRANK | NRA | Position only |
| FAV | baranauskas, andy | goccp | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | cassilly, joe | md state's attys | Oral |
| FAV | clinton, rebecca | md state's attys | Oral |
| FAV | HOUSE, LYNN | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | House, Caitlin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | House, Margaret | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Novotny, Art | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Novotny, Katie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | President, President | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Holness, Toni | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schindler, Marc | JPI | Position only |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | OPD | Position only |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |