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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 33

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Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant parole to an inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWatkins, RalphLeague of Women Voters of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVMoyd, Esquire, OlindaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVNiemann, DoyleOffice of the State's Attorney for Prince George's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBenzer, RebeccaSURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Donoghue, DavidUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey Law School; Youth, Education, and Justice ClinicWritten (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarter, JillIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVMeadows, LilaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Carter, Senator CarterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carter, Senator CarterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKatcef, WilliamMaryland State's Attorney's AssociationOral
UNFKroll, StevenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

Organizations on record

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1
Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2
Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2
Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1
Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1
Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1
N/AFAV 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1
Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's CountyFAV 1
SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
University of Maryland Francis King Carey Law School; Youth, Education, and Justice ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland
FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland