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Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Senator HoughCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide an inmate with a reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits; expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; prohibiting a dealer or other person from selling, renting, loaning, or transferring a regulated firearm under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVriley, josephMaryland State's Attorneys AssociationOral
FAVSenator Hough, Senator HoughlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFGrandpre, LawrenceLeaders of a Beautiful StruggleOral
UNFWilliams, KrystalMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERPosition only
UNFHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
UNFLewis, AmirIndividualOral
UNFMcWilliams, ElainaIndividualOral

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