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SB 481

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State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy – Annual Report – Crimes of Violence

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing canceled (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to report by December 1, 2021 and each December 1 thereafter, to the Governor, the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, certain information for the preceding calendar year for cases involving a crime of violence; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, in consultation with the Commission, to analyze the use of American Bar Association pleas in calendar year 2019 and submit a certain report; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyPosition only
FAVBurton, KimMaryland Senior Citizens Action NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVCrespo, VirginialobbyistMd Retired School Personnel AssocWritten (PDF)
FAVfeinstein, debbiemd state's attysOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCiekot, AnnlobbyistnaswWritten (PDF)
FAValsobrooks, angelaprince george's county executiveWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Lee, Senator LeelegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWIRZBERGER, MICHELLEIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFlores, RicardoOPDPosition only
UNFMCAVOY, VINCEIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCrespo, VirginiaMd Retired School Personnel AssocRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association
FAVCiekot, AnnnaswRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute