SB 956

Criminal Law - Threats to Public Officials

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'local official' as it applies to the prohibition on making certain threats to certain public officials.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kalyanaraman, Nilesh	Anne Arundel County Department of Health	Position only
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torton, Brooke	Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berry, Katherine	Maryland Association of Election Officials	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moredock, Amy	Queen Anne's County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Watson, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Berry, Katherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)