HB 423

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile SB 396

Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; establishing, altering, and clarifying penalties for and elements of certain firearm-related crimes; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Chase, Erin	Governor's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edsall, Cameron	Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patashnick, Gavin	MSAA	Oral
FAV	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
FAV	Love, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Keifferlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins-Green, Terri	Maryland Office of Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dale, Wanda	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lewis, Amir	Individual	Oral
UNF	McWilliams, Elaina	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Governor's OfficeFAV 1

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim ServicesFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Office of Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MSAAFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMitchell, KeifferRegistered for: Allan Myers, MD, Inc.; Armis; Bentley Systems; Coach USA Inc; College Board; Findhelp…