HB 1308

Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act)

Sponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (District 24)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in a medical facility or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carty-Mitchell, Shakeira	Holy Cross Health	Oral
FAV	Graham, Scott	Holy Cross Health	Oral
FAV	Webster, Alexis	Holy Cross Health	Oral
FAV	Wiley, Teresa	Holy Cross Health	Oral
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forrestal, Kerry	Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians	Oral
FAV	Doyle, Caroline	Maryland Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krienke, Janelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Anna	Marylanders for Patient Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marrero, Angelica	Medstar Harbor Hospital	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Luke	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Position only
FAV	Paylor, Perry	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Alston, Delegate Alstonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jasani, Gregory	University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc	Written (PDF)
INFO	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFWA 1

Disability Rights MarylandINFO 1

Holy Cross HealthFAV 4

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency PhysiciansFAV 1

Maryland Emergency Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders for Patient RightsFAV 1

Medstar Harbor HospitalFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's CountyFAV 1

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, IncFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWASnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

INFOMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland