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HB 297

EnactedCrossfile SB 292
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Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

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Testimony (53)

MGA witness list
FAV 39FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAckerman, CarolineAmara Legal CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVLuthye, BethAramintaWritten (PDF)
FAVSanco, RhondaAraminta Freedom InitiativeOral
FAVAmparo, StacyBaltimore County States Attorneys OfficeOral
FAVLombardi, JoycelobbyistCenter for HopePosition only
FAVLee, AnthonyCommunity of Hope AME ChurchOral
FAVHayes, JustinComptroller of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, EdwinEastern Shore Human Trafficking Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVCarpenter, LindseyFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVBall, CalvinHoward County Office of the County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVNatesan, KrishnanLove AME ChurchOral
FAVProgressive Caucus, Lower ShoreLower Shore Progressive CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVRojas, DonnaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVBarnwell, BrianlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDuncan, EssitaMaryland Commission for WomenWritten (PDF)
FAVBartlett, SandyMaryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVRodriguez, AmandaMaryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVMoroney, NickMaryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMorgan, JessicaMaryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKimbel, ElizabethMaryland Survivor NetworkOral
FAVCOUNTESS, CHERYLMaryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVMorningstar, SaraMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVLore, MichaelOffice of the Secretary of StateWritten (PDF)
FAVBraveboy, AishaPrince George's County States AttorneyPosition only
FAVRickard, ChristineQueen Anne's County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVRaino, ChristineShared Hope InternationalOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAron, SophieUniversity of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human TraffickingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bartlett, Delegate BartlettlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, KevinIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWADollar, LaurenMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
INFOSledge, RachelDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLombardi, JoyceCenter for HopeRegistered for: Center for Hope
FAVBarnwell, BrianMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence