SB 550

Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act)

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; and establishing certain requirements for correctional facilities relating to the gender identity of inmates and inmates who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Alexandeer, Jamie Grace	Freestate Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vigna, Elizabeth	Office of Senator Jill P. Carter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkan, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heiman, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kohm III, Joseph	Family Policy Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stulman, Amanda	Keep Prisons Single Sex	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Lauren	Women's Liberation Front	Written (PDF)
UNF	Chavez, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ennis, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mills, Kacie	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
INFO	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesINFO 1

Family Policy AllianceUNF 1

Freestate JusticeFAV 1

Keep Prisons Single SexUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of Senator Jill P. CarterFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Women's Liberation FrontUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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