HB 547

Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)

Sponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (District 24)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graham, Scott	Holy Cross Health	Oral
FAV	Bradley, Maia	Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center	Oral
FAV	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wade, Kendal	Kendal Wade Funeral Home	Oral
FAV	Shrout, Amanda	LifeBridge Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towsend, Pegeen	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delasobera, Bronson	MedStar Health	Oral
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Hickman, Donte	Southern Baptist Church	Oral
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Alston, Delegate Alstonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Praglowski, Nancy	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Ames, Randi	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFWA 1

Disability Rights MarylandINFO 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 1

Holy Cross HealthFAV 1

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

Kendal Wade Funeral HomeFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

MedStar HealthFAV 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Southern Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWASnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council