Civil Actions - Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 459 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing certain civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another, or causes or allows another to be deprived, of a right, a privilege, or an immunity secured by the U.S. Constitution or the laws of the United States.
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Testimony (49)
MGA witness listFAV 39FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Krieger, Betsy | Be the Change Bmore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Manuel, Anne | CCAN Action Fund volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Manuel, Anne | CCAN Action Fund volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mascioli, William | CCAN Volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benitez, Mayor Celina | City of Mount Rainier | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stogel, Cathy | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hansel, Cary | Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Caldiero, Jim | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Apple, Chris | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Beck, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ewalt, Ari | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gilbert, Jacquelyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Greenberg, Marcia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hess, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hurley, Ayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Karasik, Judy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lewis, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenthal, Lore | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shulman, Debbie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sokolow, Cynthia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Torrence, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towne, Ezra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towne, Ezra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Littell, Melinda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Tiffany | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BCRWINFO 1
Be the Change BmoreFAV 1
CCAN VolunteerFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1
SEIU Local 500FAV 2
Trans MarylandFAV 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
YearFAV 2