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SB 292

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Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 686 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

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Testimony (73)

MGA witness list
FAV 57FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAckerman, CarolineAmara Legal CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVLuthye, BethAramintaWritten (PDF)
FAVLuthye, BethAramintaWritten (PDF)
FAVSanco, RhondaAraminta Freedom InitiativeOral
FAVAmparo, StacyBaltimore County States Attorneys OfficeOral
FAVAmparo, StacyBaltimore County States Attorneys OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVCarroll, AndreaBoard of Child CareWritten (PDF)
FAVLombardi, JoycelobbyistCenter for HopeWritten (PDF)
FAVLee, AnthonyCommunity of Hope AME ChurchOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHayes, JustinComptroller of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, EdwinEastern Shore Human Trafficking Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, EdwinEastern Shore Human Trafficking Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVNatesan, KrishnanLove AME ChurchOral
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformPosition only
FAVRojas, DonnaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVBarnwell, BrianlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVBarnwell, BrianlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDuncan, EssitaMaryland Commission for WomenWritten (PDF)
FAVRodriguez, AmandaMaryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVMoroney, NickMaryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMorgan, JessicaMaryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)Written (PDF)
FAVMorgan, JessicaMaryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDollar, LaurenMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVSeagears, ErinMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVSavage, PatMaryland Psychological AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCOUNTESS, CHERYLMaryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVMorningstar, SaraMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMorningstar, SaraMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVLynch, DatonlobbyistNational Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVLore, MichaelOffice of the Secretary of StateWritten (PDF)
FAVBraveboy, AishaPrince George's County State's AttorneyOral
FAVRaino, ChristineShared Hope InternationalOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRaino, ChristineShared Hope InternationalWritten (PDF)
FAVEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAron, SophieUniversity of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human TraffickingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFinigan-Carr, NadineUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHeiman, HeatherIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKimbel, ElizabethIndividualOral
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFSchulze, DanaUSAF VeteranPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
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Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLombardi, JoyceCenter for HopeRegistered for: Center for Hope
FAVBarnwell, BrianMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVBarnwell, BrianMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FAVLynch, DatonNational Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenRegistered for: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition