Crimes - Mitigation - Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that the discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person's sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter or an assault from the crime of assault in the first degree to assault in the second degree or another lesser crime.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielbergee, Joe | ACLU | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, C.P. | Free State Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, CP | Freestate Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kemnitz, Darcy | LGBT Bar | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Samantha | LGBTQ Dems of MoCo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buchert, Sasha | Lambda Legal | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Campbell, Kimberly | Maryland Psychological Assoc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckstein, Mark | PFLAG Metro DC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Secular, Marland | Secular Coalition of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moise, Merrick | States Attorney Baltimore City | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russo, Omar | WestLaw | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Russo, Omar | WestLaw | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ANDRESEN, W. Carsten | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Jamie Gracelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HAMPTON, SAMMI | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | MINK, KRISTIN | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | OPD | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Flores, Ricardo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLUFAV 1
Free State JusticeFAV 1
Freestate JusticeFAV 1
Lambda LegalFAV 1
LGBT BarFAV 1
LGBTQ Dems of MoCoFAV 1
OPDINFO 1
PFLAG Metro DCFAV 1
WestLawFAV 2