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SB 43

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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116 (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 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 11FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVRabbitt, DanBehavioral Health System BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCabe, CarrollMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERWritten (PDF)
FAVDuffy, KarenMaryland Coalition of FamiliesWritten (PDF)
FAVLittle, SarahMaryland Office of the Public Defender- Mental Health DivisionOral
FAVMartin, DanMental Health Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGray, MichaelNAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVAugustine, MalcolmIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVStokes, ShelleyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCWritten (PDF)
FWALynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
FWAFelkoski, JuliannaOffice of the Public Defender, Mental Health DivisionOral + Written (PDF)
INFOHerrera Scott, LauraMaryland Department of HealthOral
INFOLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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