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HB 32

EnactedCrossfile SB 43
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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 115 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish a forensic review board at facilities that have charge of persons who have been committed to the facility as not criminally responsible; authorizing a forensic review board to make recommendations relating to the release or rehabilitation of a committed person; requiring the board to give notice at least 10 days before a meeting concerning the committed person; requiring the board to give consideration to a written statement offered by the committed person to the board; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVVarghese, SanjeevMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMaryland, NAMINAMI MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGray, MichaelNAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVCharkoudian, LorigIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Charkoudian, Delegate CharkoudianlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVYasinow, RobinIndividualOral
UNFLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
UNFVarda, TracySAOOral
FWABergan, CourtneylobbyistDisability Rights MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCWritten (PDF)
FWAFelkoski, JuliannaOffice of the Public Defender, Mental Health DivisionOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWABergan, CourtneyDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FWAClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee