HB 409

Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)

Sponsor: Delegate Lewis, J.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than the minimum term; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing a certain individual convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the sentence; requiring that notice of the hearing be given to the victim or the victim's representative; etc.

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Testimony (70)

MGA witness list

FAV 65FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Advocates for Children and Youth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Becky	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Crystallobbyist	CFSY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Eddie	CFSY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	LaRuffa, Paul	Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY)	Oral
FAV	Graceson, Susan	Christian Community Presbyterian Church	Oral
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Tyrone	Justice Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Saccenti, Brian	Juvenile Lifer Advocacy Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Suter, Erica	MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Traore, Jene	Maryland Prisoners Rights Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Saccenti, Brian	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wang, Tiffany	Players Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelley, Jessica	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Latasha	Solid Foundation	Position only
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Syrrakos, Holly	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shipp, Preston	The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Denney, Khalilah	The Denney House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bickelman, Kirsten	The Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Rabia	Undisclosed	Oral
FAV	Greenspan, Alexander	Youth, Education, & Justice Clinic	Oral
FAV	Bair, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowden, Jermaine	Individual	Oral
FAV	Citroni, Adrian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Collier, Amanda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daftary-Kapur, Tarika	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Alison	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lewis, J., Delegate Lewis, J.legislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ellem, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilling, Jodianne	Individual	Position only
FAV	Green, Darryl	Individual	Oral
FAV	HOWARD, BEVERLY	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis , Jazz	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Tara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNeill, Calvin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral
FAV	Merriweather, Jermaine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Merriweather, Jerrmy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nalley, Justin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nelson, Kymberly	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Advocates for Children and YouthFAV 1

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFAV 2

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY)FAV 1

Carroll County State's Attorney's Office/ MSAAUNF 1

CFSYFAV 2

Christian Community Presbyterian ChurchFAV 1

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Juvenile Lifer Advocacy ClinicFAV 1

Legislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Prisoners Rights CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

MCDAAFAV 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MD Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

N/AFAV 1

NAACP - MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Players CoalitionFAV 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Solid FoundationFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthFAV 1

The Denney HouseFAV 1

The Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of LawFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

UndisclosedFAV 1

Youth, Education, & Justice ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCarpenter, CrystalCFSYRegistered for: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

FAVO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland