HB 304

Did not advance

Criminal Law - Failure to Obey a Reasonable and Lawful Order

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain prohibition relating to willfully refusing to comply with a law enforcement officer's reasonable and lawful order.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Freeman, Iman	Baltimore Action Legal Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lohrasbi, Munib	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	LaMaster, Jeremy	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dawson, Evangeline	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Oral
FAV	Lofgren, Ingrid	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Sevilla, Gabriela	National Homelessness Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ruth, S	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
UNF	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FWA	Freeman, Iman	People's Commission to Decriminalize MD	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Neill, Casi	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore Action Legal TeamFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 2

JOTFFWA 1

Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

National Homelessness Law CenterFAV 1

People's Commission to Decriminalize MDFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FWADews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…