Public Safety - Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund - Establishment
Sponsor: Delegate AttarCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Rereferred to Budget and Taxation (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund to make grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, to provide security enhancements to protect against hate crimes; requiring a minimum set-aside of $1,000,000 each year for faith-based organizations; authorizing, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $5,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | miller, deborahlobbyist | JCRC of Greater Washington | Oral |
| FAV | O'Day, Garrettlobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Attar, Delegate Attarlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miicke , Sarahlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kimathi, Ayo | Brothers of the DMV | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington