HB 1214

Did not advance

Maryland Child Protection Act of 2022

Sponsor: Susan K. McComas (District 34B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain duties and responsibilities of a mandatory reporter, a person who holds a professional position that requires the person to report to the appropriate State agency a case of suspected child abuse; specifying that a mandatory reporter who fails to act is subject to a certain penalty; requiring a physician who performs an abortion on a minor under the age of 14 years to preserve and submit a certain sample of fetal tissue to the Maryland Department of Health; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Miller, John	Frederick County Right to Life	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palumbo, Pamela	Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy Clinics	Oral
FAV	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McLaughlin, Darlyn	Self Employed Attorney	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolfe, Hannah	Students for Life Action	Oral
FAV	Brinker, Jennifer	Wellspring Life Ministry	Oral
FAV	Arlinghaus, Francis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Belkov, Cynthia	Individual	Position only
FAV	Boehman, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate McComas, Delegate McComaslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Owusu-Acheaw, Pokuaa	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
UNF	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Frederick County Right to LifeFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy ClinicsFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationUNF 1

N/AUNF 1

Self Employed AttorneyFAV 1

Students for Life ActionFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandUNF 1

Wellspring Life MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

UNFSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

UNFElliott, 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…