Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations
Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc.
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Testimony (95)
MGA witness listFAV 86FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Sebastianlobbyist | ACLU of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | RUBIN, ANNA | Anna Rubin | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krieger, Betsy | Be the Change Bmore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Manuel, Anne | CCAN Action Fund volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mascioli, William | CCAN Volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martinez, Madelinlobbyist | Catholic Charities | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Community Legal Services | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Organization, HoCo Climate Action | HoCo Climate Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whittington, Lisa | Indivisible | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mnck, Marijane | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fears, Valerie | IndivisibleHoCoMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blacklow, Roger | Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic Club | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | Position only |
| FAV | Martinez, Ashanti | MD Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Reena | Maryland Access to Justice Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heckman, Joanne | None | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zeller, Eileen | None | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, John | One Pasadena | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solomon, Julie | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ahmed, Adil | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Kelly | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Peter | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Alt, Angela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Apple, Chris | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Auerbach, Ruth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Traci | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bingner, Katie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burcham, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caldiero, Jim | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carey, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carras, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carroll, Jacob | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Alyse | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cottle, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cross, Elise | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Custer, Patrick | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Doyle, Janet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Estrogano, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Susannah | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greeley, Meghan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Heinz, Loreen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hencke, Jess | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hencke, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hicks, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holder, Kaylah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hurley, Ayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isbell, Kellie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaiser, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kane, Samuel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
ACLU of MDFAV 1
Anna RubinFAV 1
Be the Change BmoreFAV 1
CASAFWA 1
Catholic CharitiesFAV 1
CCAN VolunteerFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1
IndivisibleFAV 1
IndivisibleHoCoMDFAV 1
Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1
NoneFAV 2
One PasadenaFAV 1
selfFAV 1
Trans MarylandFAV 1
Women's Law CenterFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…