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Bills/2024 Regular Session

HB 699

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Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol (Hate Crimes Graffiti Removal Act)

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring law enforcement agencies to promptly notify owners of personal or real property regarding certain items or symbols being placed or inscribed on the property; requiring certain property owners to remove the items or symbols within 24 hours after the certain item or symbol is reported to a law enforcement agency or the property owner receives a certain notification, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing that a penalty for a violation of this Act may only be imposed on an owner of commercial real or personal property.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 13Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKahn-Pauli, AllisonADL Washington, D.C. RegionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSnyder, AbigaillobbyistBaltimore Jewish CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKrone, ChristinelobbyistCity of RockvilleWritten (PDF)
FAVmiller, deborahlobbyistJCRC of Greater WashingtonOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAvila, JasonMaryland Legislative Latino CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVSpangler, AdamOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Vogel, Delegate VogellegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
UNFDOrazio, PeterYearPosition only
UNFDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFRaine, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

ADL Washington, D.C. RegionFAV 1
Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1
City of RockvilleFAV 1
JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1
Maryland Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1
YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council
FAVKrone, ChristineCity of RockvilleRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…
FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington