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HB 316

EnactedCrossfile SB 23
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Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 597 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting certain defendants placed in private home detention as a condition of pretrial release from the requirement to pay a monitoring fee if the defendant qualifies as an indigent individual or if a home detention monitoring device is provided by the State or a local jurisdiction; establishing the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to study and make recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pretrial home detention monitoring systems; requiring a certain report; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 14Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFreeman, ImanBaltimore Action Legal TeamOral + Written (PDF)
FAVZernhelt, MatthewBaltimore Action Legal TeamOral
FAVQuarles, AntoineJOTF - WitnessOral
FAVJohnson, QianaLife After ReleaseOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMosby, Baltimore City Council President Nick J.Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. MosbyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVOppenheim, ToddOffice of Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVConner, CharleslobbyistOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVHanson - Mundell, NicoleOut for JusticeOral
FAVHaven, KimberlyReproductive Justice InsideWritten (PDF)
FAVRobinson, LamarThe Office of Delegate Stephanie SmithWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Smith, Delegate SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJohnson, TravonIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health