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SB 494

EnactedCrossfile HB 409
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Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 61 (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 a certain minimum term; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing an individual convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence; requiring a court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the sentence; requiring notice of the hearing be given to the victim or the victim's representative; etc.

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Testimony (85)

MGA witness list
FAV 75FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVVartkessian, ElizabethAdvancing Real Change, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVFeldman, BeckyBaltimore City State's Attorney OfficeOral
FAVCarpenter, CrystallobbyistCFSYWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, EddieCFSYOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShipp, PrestonCFSYOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShipp, PrestonCFSYOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShipp, PrestonCampaign For Fair Sentencing of YouthOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaRuffa, PaulCampaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY)Oral
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistCatholic ConferenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHAZELTON, MARTINAFAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKWritten (PDF)
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVTompsett, TommyHarris, Jones, MaloneOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTompsett, TommyHarris, Jones, MaloneOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDold, JameslobbyistHuman Rights for KidsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSaccenti, BrianJuvenile Lifer Advocacy ClinicWritten (PDF)
FAVCaroom, PhilMAJRWritten (PDF)
FAVGianetti, JohnMCDAAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPark, LizMD Association of Youth Service BureausWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMD Catholic ConferenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMoyd, Esquire, OlindaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVTraore, JeneMaryland Prisoners Rights CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVTomasello, BethMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVFlowers , WillieNAACP - MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLittle, Rev. KobiNAACP MarylandOral
FAVSaccenti, BrianOffice of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVWang, TiffanyPlayers CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVGardner, DebraPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVKleinman, JanSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVMurray, KerriannSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVHauck, BarbaraSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVHolt, ArthurSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, EricaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVSmeton, JonathanSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChrisSenatorPosition only
FAVWest, ChrisSenatorPosition only
FAVWest, ChrisSenatorOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWest, ChrisSenatorPosition only
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVPowell, HollyShowing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Written (PDF)
FAVSimmons, ChristinaShowing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKeipper, LindsayShowing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVWard, LatashaSolid FoundationPosition only
FAVIchile-Mckenzie, OngisaSouthern Marylanders for Racial EqualityWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkerson, AlicelobbyistStrong Future MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSyrrakos, HollyTakoma Park MobilizationWritten (PDF)
FAVShipp, PrestonThe Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDenney, KhalilahThe Denney HouseWritten (PDF)
FAVBickelman, KirstenThe Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of LawWritten (PDF)
FAVRovner, JoshThe Sentencing ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVBair, GaryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBowden, JermaineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDaftary-Kapur, TarikaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFertig, BenjaminIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHood, AmeliaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMeadows, LilaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMerriweather, JermaineIndividualWritten (PDF)
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Organizations on record

CFSYFAV 4
MAJRFAV 1
MCDAAFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
SenatorFAV 4
SURJFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCarpenter, CrystalCFSYRegistered for: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
FAVO'Day, GarrettCatholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids
FAVO'Day, GarrettMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland