SB 743

Family Law - Protective Orders - Crimes of Violence and Stalking

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Adding stalking to the list of offenses for which a certain individual may petition for a protective order; and altering certain provisions of law relating to the issuance of a permanent protective order.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Cross, Cashenna	NAACP	Oral
FAV	Harris, Rhea	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Position only
FWA	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lewis, Rolande	Just Stalking Md Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Williams, Margo	Just Stalking: Maryland Resources	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Williams, Turquoise	Just Stalking: Maryland Resources	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Just Stalking Md ResourcesINFO 1

Just Stalking: Maryland ResourcesINFO 2

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

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

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFWA 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

OAGFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFWA 1

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

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence