SB 298

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile HB 267

Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from making or sending a threat to a public health official or hospital staff member with the intent to intimidate, interfere with, or impede a public health official or hospital staff member from performing official duties; and providing that a person who violated the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days and a fine of up to $500, or both.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kalyanaraman, Nilesh	Anne Arundel County Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	McFarland, Diane	Frederick Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans Arthurs, Maureen	Howard County Government	Oral
FAV	Webb, William	Kent County Health Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torton, Brooke	Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gayles, Travis	MACHO	Oral
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoner, Earl	Maryland Association of County Health Officers	Oral
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hays, Kathleen	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Larry	MedStar Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Ronald	Senator Ronald Young	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Kelly	Wicomico County Health Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	A Resnick, Beth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jagoe, Christopher	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Madrigal, Clare	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	ODELL, MICHELLE	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Young, Senator Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Villamar, Maria Nenutzka	Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Niemann, Doyle	Legislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ogaitis, Joanne	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Department of HealthFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Frederick HealthFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FWA 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Kent County Health DepartmentFAV 1

Legal Resource Center for Public Health PolicyFAV 1

Legislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar AssociationFWA 1

MACHOFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Association of County Health OfficersFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationFWA 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MedStar HealthFAV 2

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Senator Ronald YoungFAV 1

Wicomico County Health DepartmentFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNibber, D'PaulMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: American Heart Association

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVTownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland