SB 396

Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024)

Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a certain prohibition against a law enforcement officer initiating a stop or a search of a motor vehicle based solely on the odor of burnt or unburnt cannabis; and repealing a certain provision of law rendering inadmissible certain evidence discovered or obtained in violation of a certain provision of law.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 25Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kroll, Steve	MSAA	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Miller, Christine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
UNF	Caplan, Karen	Karen D. Caplan	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
UNF	Naugle, Olivialobbyist	Marijuana Policy Project	Written (PDF)
UNF	Holmes, Tia	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
UNF	Armentano, Paul	National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Palmisano, Erica	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	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
UNF	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
UNF	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Williamson, Marot	Maryland State's Attorney Association	Oral

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

UNFNaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

UNFAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

SB 396

What this bill does

Testimony (35)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified