SB 296

Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering and establishing certain provisions relating to the detention, confinement, and transportation of children arrested, convicted, or awaiting trial for certain offenses.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Liz	MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus	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 + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlson, Bill	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Sarkar, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Askew, Qamryn	Maryland Youth Advisory Council / Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards-Luce, Aubrey	Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smith, Kiahra	Individual	Oral
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ross, Ryan	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sexton, John	Individual	Oral
INFO	Lennig, Dorothy	Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fox Tolentino, Betsy	Maryland Department of Juvenile Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Krabill, Jenny	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim ServicesINFO 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterFAV 1

Maryland Department of Juvenile ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 1

Maryland Youth Advisory Council / Associated Student Congress of Baltimore CityFAV 1

MD Association of Youth Service BureausFAV 1

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

MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.FWA 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

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

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

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

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

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

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVSarkar, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

FWAJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…