SB 20

Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Child Victims and Witnesses

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the court to admit into evidence in certain criminal proceedings certain out of court statements made by a child victim or witness who is under the age of 13 years and an alleged victim or a witness in a case concerning a crime of violence, subject to certain requirements.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cordero, Rebecca	Calvert County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Marsh, Kathryn	Charles County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kulow-Malave, Sara	The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Grove, Robin	Individual	Oral