HB 1058

Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Jamila J. Woods (District 26)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund to provide grants to community-based programs that provide services for youth suicide prevention, drug and alcohol use prevention, and youth development, and to ameliorate conditions that contribute to delinquency, youth suicide, substance use disorder, and family disruption; and requiring the Office to submit a certain report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2027, and each year thereafter.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	George, Timothy	City of Greenbelt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Position only
FAV	Barber, Kiaisha	College Park Youth Service Bureau	Oral
FAV	Emerson, Katrina	District Heights Family and Youth Services Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woods, Jamila	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral
FAV	Doswell, Ajah	The Doral Scholars Program	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceasar, Rosalind	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Woods, Delegate Woodslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Todd	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Moench, Ainsley	Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

City of GreenbeltFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

College Park Youth Service BureauFAV 1

District Heights Family and Youth Services BureauFAV 1

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and PolicyINFO 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

The Doral Scholars ProgramFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

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…