SB 615

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Reporting Program

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 704 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish and administer a certain reporting program relating to sexual assault evidence collection kits; requiring a law enforcement agency and a person with control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to report certain information to the program and comply with certain regulations; and clarifying the uses for the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Silver, Caitlin	Anne Arundel Community College	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cello, Mateo	Joyful Heart Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jessick, Laura	MCASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Wickham Hurley, Zenita	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Earp, Erinlobbyist	Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)	Oral
FAV	Houston, Flannery	Rise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lassegue, Sabrina	Rise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Vinson, Shawn	Baltimore County Police Department	Oral
FWA	Cueto, Joseph	Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Brian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)