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SB 187

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Criminal Procedure – Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 682 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a certain forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis and search may not be initiated without certifying certain information before a court and obtaining a certain authorization from the court; requiring a court to authorize the initiation of a certain forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis and search if certain information is certified before the court; prohibiting certain biological samples subjected to a certain analysis to be used to determine certain information about a certain donor; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSpielberger, JoeACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVScheck, BarryInnocence ProjectOral
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVElliott, Richard DeShayPrince George's County Young DemocratsWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, EugeneSenator Charles E. Sydnor IIIOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRam, NatalieUniversity of Maryland Carey School of LawOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBartlett, JamesIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Sydnor, Senator SydnorlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFriley, josephMaryland State's Attorneys AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHeath, EricAncestry / Coalition for Genetic Data ProtectionOral
FWAMcDonough, CaitlinlobbyistHJMWritten (PDF)
FWAFitzgerald, JohnMaryland Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsOral
FWANorthrup, AndrewMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKATZ, DANIELMaryland State PoliceOral
INFOKahl, CatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company