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SB 847

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Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act)

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce policies regarding antihate and antidiscrimination and time, place, and manner requirements for expressive conduct; requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain approved student organizations; establishing the Campus Community Grant Program; and establishing the Workgroup on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Other Forms of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 34UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWeisel, MeredithlobbyistADLWritten (PDF)
FAVIsakharov, LudaAnti Defamation LeagueOral
FAVWeinstein, SaraAnti-Defamation LeagueOral
FAVSnyder, AbigaillobbyistBaltimore Jewish CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVmiller, deborahlobbyistJCRC of Greater WashingtonOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBerne, EliJewish Federations of North AmericaWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVFrost, LesleyNationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action TeamWritten (PDF)
FAVSlifkin, BenjaminUMD StudentOral
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVAppel, UrielIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAstrof, ZacharyIndividualOral
FAVFaust, TaylorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRubinson, HarrietIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTsach, EinavIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFJohnson, DaralobbyistAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFBarragan, ClaudiaCommunities In PracticeOral
UNFFlanagan, VivianICHRP DMVOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLazerow, AlexandraJewish Voice for PeaceWritten (PDF)
UNFGreen, LindaLife After ReleaseWritten (PDF)
UNFWolfe, DavidMontgomery County Jewish Collective (MCJC)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFEpstein, JessicaPrince George's 4 PalestineWritten (PDF)
UNFBlaha, KatherineSURJWritten (PDF)
UNFAli, SaqibIndividualOral
UNFAteto, PhilipIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBarnstein, HershelIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBerger, ZackaryIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCabrera Holtz, LizIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCannon, AlisonIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCarrell, NadiaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEmley, EliIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFFrankl, EvelynIndividualOral
UNFGreenberg, MaxwellIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHanes, MichaelIndividualOral
UNFHiller, EricIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKane, SamuelIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKhatib, BushraaIndividualOral
UNFKhetib, AishaIndividualOral
UNFKretler, KatherineIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLeffer, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMORSE, NICOLEIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFNelson, MaryIndividualPosition only
UNFRochkind, JonathanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFRosenblum, MichaelIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFScriba, AaronIndividualOral
UNFSyuardi, KimberlyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFZaman, TasmiaIndividualOral
FWAJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FWADove, SpencerMaryland Commission on Civil RightsWritten (PDF)
INFOPower, MattMaryland Independent College and University AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeisel, MeredithADLRegistered for: Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council
FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
UNFJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland