HB 1423

Did not advance

Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Westry, Phillip	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Ryan	Justice Policy Institute	Oral
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dartigue, Natasha	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	MD Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chimdi, Mooti	Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association (MCR-SGA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Charlotte	Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gravatt, Steven	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Rachael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Taylor, Samaria	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wambui, Maureen	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Edwards, Richard	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
UNF	Swartz, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, MECJ	Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative	Written (PDF)
FWA	Downs, Kirsten	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FWA	Soule, David	Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy	Written (PDF)
FWA	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Oral

Organizations on record

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Justice PoIicy InstituteFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Equitable Justice CollaborativeFWA 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing PolicyFWA 1

MD Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association (MCR-SGA)FAV 1

Office of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

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

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference