SB 153

Did not advance

Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 6Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arias, Dianelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan, Essita	Maryland Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Luedtke, Dawn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Blank, Amy	Baltimore County Commission for Women	Oral
FWA	wolf, stephanie	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blackwell, Michelelobbyist	Uber Technologies, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)
INFO	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral
INFO	Beeson, Diana	TurnAround Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County Commission for WomenFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Commission for WomenFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

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

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFWA 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionINFO 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Senate of MarylandFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectINFO 1

TurnAround Inc.INFO 1

Uber Technologies, IncFWA 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWABlackwell, MicheleUber Technologies, IncRegistered for: Uber Technologies, Inc.

INFOKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association