Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft
Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over the course of 90 days with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; providing that a person who commits organized retail theft is guilty of a felony; providing that a conviction under the Act merges with a certain other conviction; etc.
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Testimony (59)
MGA witness listFAV 56FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Aqeel, Raza | 7-11 | Oral |
| FAV | Neumeyer, Mica | 7-Eleven | Oral |
| FAV | Dohoney, Laura | Anne Arundel County Police | Oral |
| FAV | WADE, MELISSA | Cape Ace Hardware | Oral |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | King, Joyce | Frederick County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Rice Moore, Justin | ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice Moore, Justin | ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hofmann, Angela Marshall | JC Penny | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| FAV | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| FAV | Muhammad, Galen | Maryland State Director for the National African American Gun Association | Position only |
| FAV | Shoemaker, Jason | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vendemio, Matt | Montgomery county Maryland police | Oral |
| FAV | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alsobrooks, Angela | Prince George's County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County State's Attorney | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Position only |
| FAV | Bates, Ivan | State's Attorney for Baltimore City | Oral |
| FAV | Autrey, Chanelllobbyist | Target Corporation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gamberini, Brian | The Home Depot Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gamberini, Brian | The Home Depot Government Relations | Oral |
| FAV | Jefferies, Ray | Town of Bladensburg | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gregory, Jamielobbyist | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCauley, Kirk | WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | LLP, Calfee, Halter, Griswold | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | O'Halloran, Mike | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | O'Halloran, Mike | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robinson`, Lee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Suri, SARABJIT | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rydelek, Richard | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Righter, Kimberly | Prince George's County Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Childs, Carlos | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
7-11FAV 1
7-ElevenFAV 1
Cape Ace HardwareFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 2
JC PennyFAV 1
PrivateFAV 1
Target CorporationFAV 1
Town of BladensburgFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FAVlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FAVlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FAVGregory, JamieUnibail-Rodamco-WestfieldRegistered for: Airbnb, Inc.; Consumer Action for a Strong Economy; First American Title Insurance Company; Omega Flex, Inc; Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield; Leda Health…
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…