HB 96

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Equity & Safety Act)

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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 (67)

MGA witness list

FAV 57FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Gianna	Baltimore Youth Arts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilghman, Marlon	Bridge Maryland, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Virgin, Emilylobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Chuck	JCRC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Elianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lampel, Anita	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Oral
FAV	Bennett, Markisha	Knowledge of Self Therapeutic Services, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watkins, Ralph	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gross, Michal	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Rights, Maryland Prisoners	MARYLAND PRISONERS RIGHTS COALITION	Position only
FAV	DuFour, Christine	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	MGA Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practition	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake Chapter	Position only
FAV	Goemann, Melissa	National Juvenile Justice Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Charlotte	Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stinar, Braden	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Amacker, Peggy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergofsky, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beverley, Cassandra	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cannaday, Lovelle	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ditz, Toby	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fleming, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Horowitz, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Joseph, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Melissa	Individual	Oral
FAV	O'Neill, Casi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peck, Ben	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rhodes, Heidi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruddle, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Leonora	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wade, Casey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wright, Tracy	Individual	Oral
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Frederick Co State's Attorney's Office	Oral
UNF	Wolfgang, Kurt	MD Crime Victim's Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore Youth ArtsFAV 1

Bridge Maryland, IncFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

Frederick Co State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

JCRCFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 2

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Knowledge of Self Therapeutic Services, LLCFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

MARYLAND PRISONERS RIGHTS COALITIONFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 2

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 1

MD Crime Victim's Resource Center, Inc.UNF 1

MGA Latino CaucusFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSAA/Cecil County SAOUNF 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake ChapterFAV 1

National Juvenile Justice NetworkFAV 1

Ofc. of Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Office of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldFAV 1

R Street InstituteINFO 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 2

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVVirgin, EmilyHuman 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

FAVMartinez, MadelinMGA Latino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFMehu, NatashaRegistered 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.…