SB 788

Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; requiring the Governor to include $7,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund beginning in fiscal year 2025; and altering funding for the Fund.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gentile, Andrea	Alliance for Safety and Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Shantay	Baltimore MONSE	Oral
FAV	Lombardi, Joycelobbyist	Center for Hope	Oral
FAV	Jones , Priya	Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Willis, Greta	MPGV	Oral
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	McClain, Tess	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watts, Lydia	Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMB	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Haskins, Robin	Survivors Against Violence Everywhere	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fischer, Kyle	The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sloyer, Lisa	TurnAround Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Graves, Justin	Univeristy of Maryland Medical Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stinar, Braden	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Aron, Sophie	University of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human Trafficking	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cain, Darlene	Individual	Oral
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Molock, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Robert	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tucci, Susan	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Cueto, Joseph	Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance for Safety and JusticeFAV 1

Baltimore MONSEFAV 1

Center for HopeFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC)FAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim ServicesINFO 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Marian HouseFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

MPGVFAV 1

Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMBFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

Survivors Against Violence EverywhereFAV 1

The Health Alliance for Violence InterventionFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

TurnAround Inc.FAV 1

Univeristy of Maryland Medical CenterFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 2

University of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human TraffickingFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLombardi, JoyceCenter for HopeRegistered for: Center for Hope

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

INFOKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association