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HB 658

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Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: HealthSubject: Public HealthStatus: First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation to the court; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored under certain circumstances; requiring the Program to establish a community monitoring board for certain purposes; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKouadio, MicheleA Mother's CryPosition only
FAVMills, MorganlobbyistCompass Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVJohnson, MarciMaryland Defenders UnionWritten (PDF)
FAVVarghese, SanjeevMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVGray, MichaelTulipifera StrategiesOral
FAVCharkoudian, LorigIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Charkoudian, Delegate CharkoudianlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVYasinow, RobinIndividualOral
UNFVarda, TracySAOOral + Written (PDF)
FWAO'Neill, AshleyAFSCME Local 266Oral
FWASevy, ClaraAFSCME Local 266Oral
FWAHans, PhillipAFSCME Local 539Oral
FWAGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWABauss, MakenaDisability Rights MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWABalogh, LindseyMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
INFOLynch, MeghanMaryland Department of HealthWritten (PDF)
INFO(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.
FAVClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee
FWAGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3