Criminal Law - Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues - Penalty
Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Increasing, from 10 years to 20 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for a violation of the prohibition against manufacturing, distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or dispensing certain controlled dangerous substances containing fentanyl or an analogue of fentanyl.
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Testimony (27)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Santini, Debbie | Debbie Santini | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Patashnick, Gavin | MSAA/Cecil County SAO | Oral |
| FAV | McCarthy, John | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ruff, Tammy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Position only |
| UNF | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |