Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024
Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to establish that the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a child who is at least 10 years old alleged to have committed a crime involving the use or possession of a firearm; and altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
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Testimony (62)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 34Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Hamill, Russell | Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs Association | Oral |
| FAV | wolf, stephanie | Maryland Psychological Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Potter, David | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | RUBIN, ANNA | Anna Rubin | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Day, Camilla | JUFJ | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blau, Samantha | Jews United for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lampel, Anita | Jews United for Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Aanenson, Karalyn | Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kess, NaShonalobbyist | Maryland NAACP | Oral |
| UNF | Walker, Evelyn | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Watts, Kimberlee | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cagri, Ilhan | Muslim Voices Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goemann, Melissa | National Youth Justice Network | Position only |
| UNF | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kleinman, Jan | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shillenn, Rebecca | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | 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 | Asin, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blank, Emily | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ditz, Toby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Friedman, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Koplik, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | STERN, CAROL | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schaffer, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shifrin, Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wendel, Sara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zeimer, Ran | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMehu, 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.…