Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness
Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the criteria for determining whether a certain victim or the victim's parent, guardian, or next friend shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of certain criminal activity for a certain purpose; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mananzan, Monica | Amica Center for Immigrant Rights | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amador, Ninfa | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Ericlobbyist | Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition | Oral |
| FAV | Moreno, Gabriel | Luminus Network for New Americans, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldenzer, Christopher | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Westbrook, Viviana | Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rodriguez, Amanda | Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc. | Oral |
| FWA | Orloff, Leslye | National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP Inc) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
CASAFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVLopez, EricCapital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionRegistered for: Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition