Criminal Law – Crimes of Arson – Prohibitions and Penalties
Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (District 35)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of arson that causes injury to a firefighter during the response to the fire or the efforts to suppress the fire; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Campbell, Colin | Howard County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gibson, Rich | Howard County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coster, Matthew | Local 734 | Oral |
| FAV | Phillips, Robert | Maryland State Firefighter's Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buddle, Jeffrey | Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Varda, Tracy | SAO | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gallion, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McKay, Mike | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Gallion, Senator Gallionlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Zacker, Jeremy | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| FWA | Fannon, Joshua | Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 | Oral |