Department of Juvenile Services - Firearm Offenses - Reporting
Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the General Assembly, by January 1 each year, on the number of assessments completed during the intake process involving children who commit firearm offenses.
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Testimony (27)
MGA witness listFAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bowie, City Council | City of Bowie | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | 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 | Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator | 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 | Capozello, Alycia | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goemann, Melissa | National Youth Justice Network | Position only |
| FWA | Wilt, Laura | Frederick Co State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| INFO | Aanenson, Karalyn | Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Written (PDF) |