HB 921

Did not advance

Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations

Sponsor: Gabriel M. Moreno (District 13)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain requirements for regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services relating to the placement of a minor in restrictive housing and confinement; requiring that locked door seclusion and restraints be used only when all less restrictive measures have been exhausted; limiting the use of locked door seclusion and restraints to those times where there is an immediate and substantial risk of physical harm to the child or others, or imminent risk of escape; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parsley, Luciene	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MD Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MD Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kiekebusch-Steinitz, Lucy	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	douglass, sharlimar	Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox Tolentino, Betsy	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	Position only
FAV	Edwards-Luce, Aubrey	Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinn, Kelly	The Choice Program at UMBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bode, Claire	Individual	Position only
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Moreno, Delegate Morenolegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Moreno, Delegate Morenolegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Jaz-munn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Position only
UNF	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FWA	Fox Tolentino, Betsy	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BCRWUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 2

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Racial Equity in Education (MAREE)FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationINFO 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 2

Montgomery County Counseling CenterFAV 1

Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the CourtsFAV 1

The Choice Program at UMBCFAV 2

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 2

UULM-MDFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

FAVGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…