SB 604

Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law)

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an individual from distributing heroin or fentanyl or chemical analogues of heroin or fentanyl, the use of which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and, in addition to any other penalty imposed for a certain violation, on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 31Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shoemaker, Jr., Haven	Carroll County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santini, Debbie	Debbie Santini	Written (PDF)
FAV	Puckett, Anita	LVOF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ready, Justin	Maryland State Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fani-González, Natali	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Picerno, Nick	Montgomery County Police	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
FAV	Broadfoot Sr., Scott	Individual	Oral
FAV	Flores, Isis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hickerson, Linda Lee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McShane, Jolie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Weber, Tim	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zentz, Kim	Individual	Position only
UNF	Appleby, Clayton	Addiction Connections Resource	Written (PDF)
UNF	Archie, Ashley	Baltimore City Directorate	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kerr, Samantha	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Snodgrass, Samuel	Broken No More	Written (PDF)
UNF	Torsch, Toni	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Frailey, Gregory	Good Trouble Church	Written (PDF)
UNF	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
UNF	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jackson, Edward	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schmidt, Beth	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tauler, Ashleylobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rothstein, Melissa	Maryland Office Of The Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Serkin, Celia	Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradford, Levi	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Watts, Lydia	Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMB	Written (PDF)
UNF	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, John	Unattached	Written (PDF)
UNF	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cochran, Kathleen	Vilomah Foundation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fitzpatrick, Keely	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Grove, Hunter	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Sherrie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sterling, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	ousterman, susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Albert, Jared	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rickard, Christine	Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's Office	Position only

Organizations on record

Addiction Connections ResourceUNF 1

Baltimore City DirectorateUNF 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionUNF 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreUNF 1

Broken No MoreUNF 1

Carroll County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Daniel Carl Torsch FoundationUNF 1

Debbie SantiniFAV 1

Good Trouble ChurchUNF 1

Health Care for the HomelessUNF 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipUNF 2

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFAV 1

LVOFFAV 1

Maryland Coalition of FamiliesUNF 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Office Of The Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland State SenateFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFWA 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc.UNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County PoliceFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Public Justice CenterUNF 1

Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's OfficeFWA 1

Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMBUNF 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.FAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeUNF 1

UnattachedUNF 1

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

Vilomah FoundationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

UNFTauler, AshleyMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

UNFKrone, 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…