HB 1183

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners and False Statements

Sponsor: Jackie Addison (District 45)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing an arrest warrant to an individual other than a police officer or a State's Attorney; and increasing the penalty for making a certain false statement or report to a certain governmental official or unit from 6 months to up to 3 years imprisonment.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Carter, Kraun	Just us initiative	Oral
FAV	Herndon, Elisabeth	MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Leigh, Morgan	MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Okin, Seth	MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Myles, David	Rockville, MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hawkins, Lupe	The JustUs Initiative	Oral
FAV	Crumbaugh Love, Carrie	The Law Firm of Carroll Crumbaugh Love PLLC	Oral
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Megan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dalton, Dawn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Addison, Delegate Addisonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lightner, Kimberly	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Thornton, Cayetano	Individual	Oral
UNF	Hausner, Deena	House of Ruth Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

House of Ruth MarylandUNF 1

Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAAFAV 1

Just us initiativeFAV 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFWA 1

MCDAAFAV 3

Rockville, MDFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

The JustUs InitiativeFAV 1

The Law Firm of Carroll Crumbaugh Love PLLCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence