HB 1429

Did not advance

Youth Services Bureaus - Criminal History Records Checks - Employees, Volunteers, and Interns

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: ChildrenStatus: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing youth services bureaus to request a criminal history records check from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository for employees, volunteers, and interns.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 18Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilcox, Wendy	Bowie Youth Service Bureau	Oral
FAV	Haley, Steven	CITY OF BOWIE	Oral
FAV	Bowie, City Council	City of Bowie	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowie, City Council	City of Bowie	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Position only
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Position only
FAV	Emerson, Katrina	District Heights Family and Youth Services Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Timmena	KEYS Empower	Oral
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Bowie Youth Service BureauFAV 1

City of BowieFAV 2

CITY OF BOWIEFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 2

District Heights Family and Youth Services BureauFAV 1

KEYS EmpowerFAV 1

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 2

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 3

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVCollins, JocelynPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…