HB 324

Did not advance

Child Abuse and Neglect - Domestic Violence

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a rebuttable presumption that 'neglect' in provisions of law relating to child abuse and neglect and children in need of assistance does not include certain behaviors on the part of a victim of domestic violence; and prohibiting a court from considering certain instances of domestic violence in determining whether a child is a child in need of assistance under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wieser, Rian	Bronfein Family Law Clinic - University of Baltimore School of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Progressive Caucus, Lower Shore	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Charles, Zina	Maryland Office of Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Villamar, Maria Nenutzka	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Khalfani, Natasha	Office of the Public Defender Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Trivedi, Shanta	University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Julia	University of Maryland School of Law Justice for Victims of Crime Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dwivedi, Madeline	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schagrin, judith	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
INFO	Sledge, Rachel	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Bronfein Family Law Clinic - University of Baltimore School of LawFAV 1

Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)UNF 1

Department of Human ServicesINFO 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office of Public DefenderFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterUNF 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of the Public Defender MarylandFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The CourtsFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Law Justice for Victims of Crime ClinicFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

UNFGriffin, PaulChild Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)Registered for: Child Justice, Inc.

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association