SB 93

Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.

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Testimony (75)

MGA witness list

FAV 64FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, Advance	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkes, Tiera	Baltimore City Civilian Review Board	Oral
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Gianna	Baltimore Youth Arts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Damon	Baltimore Youth Arts	Oral
FAV	Tilghman, Marlon	Bridge Maryland, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hussain, Dua	CAIR Office in Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posey-Moss, Marla	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Virgin, Emilylobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Chuck	JCRC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Camilla	JUFJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissman, Louise	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Oral
FAV	Watkins, Ralph	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Windy	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Aanenson, Karalyn	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Egan, Jenny	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Goemann, Melissa	National Juvenile Justice Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levy, Brian	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Anisha	Roca Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon-Higgs, Liz	Showing Up for Racial Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiss, Roxanne	Transit Immigrant Assistance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Loney, Adrian	Tru Choices	Oral
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Serrette, Aurie	University of Maryland Carey School of Law Clinical Program	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ditz, Toby	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finch, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fleming, James	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Serene	Individual	Oral
FAV	Horowitz, Lisa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	John, Beverly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Joseph, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Landers, Claire	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Megginson, Howard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rhodes, Heidi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruddle, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Singleton, Michael	Individual	Oral

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Advance MarylandFAV 2

Baltimore City Civilian Review BoardFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore Youth ArtsFAV 2

Bridge Maryland, IncFAV 1

CAIR Office in MarylandFAV 1

Carroll County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

Frederick Co State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

JCRCFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

JUFJFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MSAA/Cecil County SAOUNF 1

N/AFAV 1

National Juvenile Justice NetworkFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of the State's Attorney for Cecil CountyUNF 1

R Street InstituteINFO 1

Roca BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

Transit Immigrant AssistanceFAV 1

Tru ChoicesFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey School of Law Clinical ProgramFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVVirgin, EmilyHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…