SB 1095

Enacted

Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring to study and make recommendations regarding the costs and availability of both publicly and privately provided pretrial home detention monitoring systems; and requiring the Workgroup to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31 each year.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Position only
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Position only
FAV	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Rossi, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Winchester, Danielle	ASAP Home Detention	Oral
FWA	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Law Offices of Boston & Plaut	Oral
FWA	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Thompson, Mary Ann	St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center	Written (PDF)
FWA	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral

Organizations on record

ASAP Home DetentionFWA 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

Justice PoIicy InstituteFAV 1

Law Offices of Boston & PlautFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1FWA 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFWA 1

St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation CenterFWA 1

University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice PoIicy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

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

FWAFeinroth, MarkLaw Offices of Boston & PlautRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC; Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors; Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.; Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association…

FWAMansfield, 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.…

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