HB 659

Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law)

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain provision relating to the storage of firearms and ammunition in a location that can be accessed by an unsupervised minor; and requiring the Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services to develop a youth suicide prevention and firearm safe storage guide, with recommendations from a stakeholder committee.

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Testimony (55)

MGA witness list

FAV 45FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilson, Nick	Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement	Oral
FAV	Font, Lucy	Baltimore City Suicide Prevention Legislative Workgroup	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Oral
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mondoro, Lisa	Boys & Girls Clubs of Anne Arundel County	Oral
FAV	Landau, Mindy	Brady United Against Gun Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rogers, Kelsey	Brady: United Against Gun Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	CIF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pilling, Ronald	Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Epps, Larry	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nathanson, Marthalobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wood, Charlotte	Maryland Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vidal, Carol	Maryland Psychiatric Association	Oral
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benjamin, Peter	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Oral
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greynolds, Eric	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMartino, Mary Beth	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Rowan	On Our Own of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Song, Kristin	The Ethan Miller Song Foundation	Oral
FAV	Goode, Willow	The League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Sarah	UMMC	Oral
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Connors, Kathleen	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cross, Colette	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cross, Parker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Keaton, Kari	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kessel, Woodie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Peterson, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Willey, Melissa	Individual	Oral
UNF	Josselyn, Johnlobbyist	2A Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pennak, Mark	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Doherty, Mike	Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association	Oral
UNF	Brown, Michael	Individual	Position only
UNF	Carlin-Weber, Daniel	Individual	Oral
UNF	DeTello, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasuba, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McGuire, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Novotny, Katie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Shaklee, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

2A MarylandUNF 1

Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & EngagementFAV 1

Baltimore City Suicide Prevention Legislative WorkgroupFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Boys & Girls Clubs of Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Brady United Against Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Brady: United Against Gun ViolenceFAV 1

CIFFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

Jesse Klump Memorial Fund, Inc.FAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Psychiatric AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationUNF 1

Marylanders to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

On Our Own of MarylandFAV 1

The Ethan Miller Song FoundationFAV 1

The League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

UMMCFAV 1

University of Maryland School of MedicineFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNathanson, MarthaLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center)…

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association

UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association