HB 759

Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation

Sponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (District 41)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FAV	Muhammad, Anthony Wazir	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Crystallobbyist	CFSY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nable-Juris, Nikolalobbyist	Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamer, Lisa	Fair and Just Prosecution	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Dr. Carmen	Helping Ourselves to Transform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuFour, Christine	Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAA	Position only
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	MD Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett, Rachel	MOPD Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Eddie	N/A	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers, Willie	NAACP Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saccenti, Brian	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muhammad, Craig	Second Look Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Danielle	Ummc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Citroni, Sara	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stinnett, Delegate Stinnettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Green, Darryl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lao, Serena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sexton, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Young, Earl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Stone, Victor D	MD Crime Victim's Resource Center, Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFAV 1

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthFAV 1

CFSYFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 1

Fair and Just ProsecutionFAV 1

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKFAV 1

Helping Ourselves to TransformFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

Jezic and Moyse, LLC and MCDAAFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MD Crime Victim's Resource Center, IncUNF 1

MD Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

MOPD Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of LawFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP Howard CountyFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Second Look NetworkFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

UmmcFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCarpenter, CrystalCFSYRegistered for: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

FAVNable-Juris, NikolaCampaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthRegistered for: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…