HB 459

Enacted

Juvenile Justice Reform

Sponsor: Luke Clippinger (District 46)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 42 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering provisions of law relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the juvenile intake process, and the placement of a certain child in detention or community detention; altering provisions of law relating to the authority of the juvenile court in making a disposition on a certain petition; specifying the authority of the juvenile court to place a child on probation under certain circumstances; establishing the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.

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Testimony (47)

MGA witness list

FAV 42FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Blau, Samantha	Baltimore Action Legal Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Freeman, Iman	Baltimore Action Legal Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Rodriguez, Gianna	Baltimore Youth Arts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilghman, Marlon	Bridge Maryland, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Abed, Sec. Sam	Department of Juvenile Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tolentino, Betsy	Department of Juvenile Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Meganlobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Parvis, Lindsay	Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Serpick, Evan	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Michal	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goemann, Melissa	National Juvenile Justice Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Szilak, Maya	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Borror, Amy	The Gault Center (formerly National Juvenile Defender Center)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohee, Madalyn	Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic at UMD Carey Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	frazier, derrell	mhamd	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bair, Gary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Joseph, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maio, Monica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mason, Nikita	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nalley, Justin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spicyn, Natalie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	Berkemeier, Tim	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
INFO	Patashnick, Gavin	MSAA	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Action Legal TeamFAV 2

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore Youth ArtsFAV 1

Bridge Maryland, IncFAV 1

Department of Juvenile ServicesFAV 2

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

mhamdFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFWA 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

MSAAINFO 1

National Juvenile Justice NetworkFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

The Gault Center (formerly National Juvenile Defender Center)FAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

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

YearFAV 1

Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic at UMD Carey LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBerger, MeganDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

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

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council