HB 814

Juvenile Law - Reform

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.

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Testimony (114)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 80UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	rosenblatt, catharine	Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Frederick Co State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, John	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Position only
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty	Professional Animal Workers of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Castro de Almeida, Yacob	Individual	Oral
FAV	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mcknight, Jaka	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
UNF	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thornton, Chrissy	Associated Black Charities	Written (PDF)
UNF	Burg, Daniel	Beth Am Synagogue	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tilghman, Marlon	Bridge Maryland, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Virgin, Emilylobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Serpick, Evan	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCray, Donyette	Kayla's Way	Oral
UNF	Watkins, Ralph	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Chavis, Fred	Liberation Inc	Oral
UNF	Dartigue, Natasha	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	Maryland Coalition to Reform to School Discipline	Written (PDF)
UNF	Asplundh, Stephanie	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Capozello, Alycia	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Dollar, Lauren	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Zacker, Jeremy	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Lanaux, Marguerite	Maryland Public Defenders Office	Oral
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Scott, Catherine	N/A	Written (PDF)
UNF	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
UNF	Goemann, Melissa	National Youth Justice Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Freeland, Claire	None	Position only
UNF	Lotridge, Keith	Office of the Public Defender,	Oral
UNF	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Seacrest, Logan	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Position only
UNF	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Position only
UNF	Rovner, Josh	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Gottlieb, Sarah	self	Position only
UNF	Allen, Susan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Asin, Steven	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ateto, Philip	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Miner	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Advance MarylandUNF 1

AFSCMEFWA 1

Anna RubinUNF 1

Associated Black CharitiesUNF 1

Baltimore City State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Beth Am SynagogueUNF 1

Bridge Maryland, IncUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

Frederick Co State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsUNF 1

Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeUNF 1

Kayla's WayUNF 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandUNF 1

Liberation IncUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFWA 1

Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland Coalition to Reform to School DisciplineUNF 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1UNF 5

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERUNF 1

Maryland Public Defenders OfficeUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.FAV 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFWA 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery CountyINFO 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 1

N/AUNF 1

NAACP MarylandUNF 1

National Youth Justice NetworkUNF 1

NoneUNF 1

Office of the Public Defender,UNF 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Professional Animal Workers of MarylandFAV 1

R Street InstituteUNF 2

selfUNF 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

SURJUNF 1

SURJ BaltimoreUNF 1

The Choice Program at UMBCUNF 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandUNF 1

The Sentencing ProjectUNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFWA 1

University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformUNF 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

UNFWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

UNFVirgin, EmilyHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

UNFGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute

UNFAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FWASmalls, CindyAFSCMERegistered for: AFSCME IU

FWAMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

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

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