HB 559

Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation

Sponsor: Delegate Fisher, W.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Special Order until next session (Senator Ready) Adopted (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement under certain circumstances; providing that the entry of a probation agreement under the Act shall be considered as a probation before judgment for all other purposes under State law; etc.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 34FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Steiner, Nick	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Suzanne	Annapolis Immigration Justice Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenbaum, Jacob	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johanson, Emily	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, John	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Boston, Dana	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Zavin, Brian	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gossart, John	Retired U.S, Immigration Judge	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Payne, John	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Sanctuary DMV, and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albano, Molly	University of Maryland Carey School of Law Chacon Center for Immigrant Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodmark, Leigh	University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahrl, Gabriela	University of Maryland School of Law, Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alonzo, Janice	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bair, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chavez Gonzales, Luz	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Andre	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Fisher, W., Delegate Fisher, W.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dornell, Lisa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eldridge, Jeremy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fisher, Wanika	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wong, Janelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rendall, Shari	FAIR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ennis, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Waychoff, Amy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
FWA	Williams, Carrie	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mills, Carolyn	Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)