SB 21

Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Primary Caretaker

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a defendant, on conviction of a certain crime, to file a motion requesting that the court consider the defendant's status as the primary caretaker of a child or vulnerable adult in determining the sentence for the crime; and establishing procedures for filing a motion, granting a motion, sentencing, and modifying a sentence under the Act.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Monica	Maryland Justice Project	Oral
FAV	Milano, Leslie	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vigna, Elizabeth	Office of Senator Jill P. Carter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bloom, Tina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dale, Wanda	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Oral
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Ava	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seel, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sufrin, Carolyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gibson, Rich	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Justice ProjectFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

Office of Senator Jill P. CarterFAV 1

Office of the Public Defender MarylandFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

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…