HB 118

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Oral
FAV	Watkins, Ralph	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Stanley	No Struggle No Success, Inc	Oral
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Vanita	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Women's Democratic Club of MOCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carver, Steven	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dent, Gerald	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hamilton, Willie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smith, Percy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Timmons, Ralph	Individual	Oral
FAV	Winstead, Douglas	Individual	Oral
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Aiosa, Jennifer	Baltimore County Executive's office	Written (PDF)
FWA	Niemann, Doyle	MD State Bar Assoc	Written (PDF)
FWA	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice PoIicy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

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

FWAKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

HB 118

What this bill does

Testimony (31)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified