HB 667

Criminal Law - Overdosing in Public - Prohibition

Sponsor: Delegate GrossmanCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from overdosing in certain public places or on a public conveyance; and authorizing a court to refer a person who overdoses in certain public places or on a public conveyance to drug court or substance abuse treatment rather than imposing a term of imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 2FavorableUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Delegate Grossman, Delegate Grossmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fox, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dayton, Jonathan	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Whetsell, Scott	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Beach, Michael	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Brownley, Holland	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Jones, Terrell	OnPoint NYC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral
UNF	Rosier, Collanlobbyist	Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.	Position only
UNF	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
UNF	Trenton Nee, Christina	Wells House	Oral
UNF	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McIntire, Shelley	Individual	Oral
UNF	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreUNF 1

Marian HouseUNF 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationUNF 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandUNF 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 2

OnPoint NYCUNF 1

Public Policy PartnersUNF 1

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.UNF 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectUNF 1

Wells HouseUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

UNFGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

UNFCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

UNFRosier, CollanPyramid Healthcare, Inc.Registered for: Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.