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HB 1054

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Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Making certain violations relating to the use or possession of certain de minimis quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances a civil offense rather than a misdemeanor; altering a certain provision of law to require a court to order a person who commits a certain violation, regardless of the age of the person, to attend a certain drug education program, refer the person to an assessment for mental health or substance use disorder, and refer the person to substance use or mental health treatment under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGudlavalleti, RajaniBaltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVCarbon, ShaquilleCommunities UnitedOral
FAVPhillips, RonaldCommunities UnitedOral
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVElsey, RhondaLight the Healing TouchOral
FAVGeddes, AnnlobbyistMaryland Coalition of FamiliesWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, KuijuanMaryland Communities UnitedOral
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAdams, MD, JosephMaryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineWritten (PDF)
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDwyer, JenniferProgressive MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMarguerite, ChristianneProgressive MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGigliotti, JoanneProgressiveMaryland.orgWritten (PDF)
FAVAmey, BetsyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCantori, ReneeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Moon, Delegate MoonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFuller, DouglasIndividualOral
FAVHylton, AlfriedaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRodwell, TraceyIndividualOral
UNFMansfield, AndrealobbyistMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFriley, josephMaryland State's Attorneys AssociationOral
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.