HB 338

Did not advance

Child Abuse and Neglect - Definition of Neglect

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'neglect' in provisions of law relating to child abuse and neglect and children in need of assistance to provide that 'neglect' on the part of a victim of domestic violence does not include failure to protect the child from witnessing domestic violence, failure to leave the home in which the alleged perpetrator resides, failure to end a relationship with a certain perpetrator, failure to report the domestic violence to law enforcement or social services, or failure to seek a protective order.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pollack, Danielle	CHILD USA	Oral
FAV	Remington, Claudia	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children (CPMC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parvis, Lindsay	Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubis, Sabrina	Gender Violence Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Villamar, Nena	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Richard	Seniot Atty, CINA for MD Legal Aid	Oral
FAV	Goodmark, Leigh	University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence Clinic	Oral
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ziegler, Madeline	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Written (PDF)
UNF	Berkemeier, Tim	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Trivedi, Shanta	University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Graziano, Laurenlobbyist	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Child Justice, Inc.UNF 1

CHILD USAFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children (CPMC)FAV 1

Department of Human ServicesINFO 1

Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAFAV 1

Gender Violence ClinicFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralUNF 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of the Public Defender MarylandFAV 1

Seniot Atty, CINA for MD Legal AidFAV 1

University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The CourtsFWA 1

University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicFAV 1

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedUNF 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

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

UNFGriffin, PaulChild Justice, Inc.Registered for: Child Justice, Inc.

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

INFOGraziano, LaurenDepartment of Human ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland