SB 165

Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.

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Testimony (54)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Freeman, Iman	Baltimore Action Legal Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilghman, Marlon	Bridge Maryland, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Riya	Juvenile Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dalessio, Donna	MOPD	Oral
FAV	Carlson, Bill	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Razi, Fatima	Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition (MDJJC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Montgomery County Commission on Juvenile Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goemann, Melissa	National Juvenile Justice Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taveras, Deni	Prince George's County Council	Oral
FAV	Szilak, Maya	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Christopher	Speaker/Entrepreneur, the Chris Wilson Foundation	Oral
FAV	King, John	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stauss, Katie	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Drayton, Brianna	Youth, Education and Justice Clinic (Maryland Carey Law)	Written (PDF)
FAV	frazier, derrell	mhamd	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Abrams, Laura	Individual	Oral
FAV	Allen, Gypsy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bair, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blunt, Terri	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Drinan, Cara	Individual	Oral
FAV	Henning, Kristin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Johnston, James	Individual	Oral
FAV	Joseph, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mason, Nikita	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Megginson, Howard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nalley, Justin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ocampo, Terri	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Spicyn, Natalie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
UNF	Patashnick, Gavin	MSAA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Culver, Allan	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Action Legal TeamFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Bridge Maryland, IncFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeUNF 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Juvenile Law CenterFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition (MDJJC)FAV 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 1

mhamdFAV 1

Montgomery County Commission on Juvenile JusticeFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

MOPDFAV 1

MSAAUNF 1

National Juvenile Justice NetworkFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Speaker/Entrepreneur, the Chris Wilson FoundationFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 2

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Choice Program at UMBCFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

Youth, Education and Justice Clinic (Maryland Carey Law)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

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

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council