HB 706

Did not advance

Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)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

Repealing the prohibition against a person using or possessing with intent to use, delivering or selling under certain circumstances, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell under certain circumstances drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; altering a prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Small, Devin	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Atiba, Bakari	Charm City Care Connection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cardin, Jon S.	Delegate, House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frailey, Gregory	Good Trouble Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Hilliard, Michael	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunleavy, Jessie	NA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Timothy	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	See, Kailin	OnPoint NYC	Oral
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bement, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curwen-Garber, Darci	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Heiman, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Meredith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nesbitt, Jess	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Ju Nyeong	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Spradley, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

UNFMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

HB 706

What this bill does

Testimony (33)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified