SB 327

Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing prohibitions relating to drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia.

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Testimony (54)

MGA witness list

FAV 52FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bradford, Tierralobbyist	ACLU Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	A., C.	BRIDGES Coalition (Baltimore Resources for Indoor Drug-use Grassroots Education & Safety)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Jordan	Baltimore City Pulbic Schools	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Samantha	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Ro	Charm City Care Connection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torsch, Toni	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral
FAV	Russoniello, Kellen	Drug Policy Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frailey, Gregory	Good Trouble Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Romano, Max	Health Care for the Homeless	Oral
FAV	McHenry, Arielle	Impact MN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Michael	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Tiffinee	Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunleavy, Jessie	NA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Anita	National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abrams, Michael	Network for Public Health Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Lauren	Nursing Students for Harm Reduction	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Timothy	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Isler, Amy	Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aurelius, Fern	Individual	Position only
FAV	Billups, Krystal	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cheatham , Marvin "DOC"	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curwen-Garber, Darci	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Heiman, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Littell, Melinda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Lukah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Luce, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McManus, Dillon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nesbitt, Jess	Individual	Oral
FAV	Phillips, Ronald	Individual	Oral
FAV	Renfro, Zoe	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rybak, Margaret	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Steinberg, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sterling, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Traver, Edward	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Winiker, Abigail	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Williamson, Marot	Maryland State's Attorney Association/MSBA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Latkin, Carl	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore City Pulbic SchoolsFAV 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

BRIDGES Coalition (Baltimore Resources for Indoor Drug-use Grassroots Education & Safety)FAV 1

Charm City Care ConnectionFAV 1

Daniel Carl Torsch FoundationFAV 1

Drug Policy AllianceFAV 1

Good Trouble ChurchFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 2

Impact MNFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC)FAV 1

Maryland State's Attorney Association/MSBAUNF 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

NAFAV 1

National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.FAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Network for Public Health LawFAV 1

Nursing Students for Harm ReductionFAV 1

Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Trans Rights Advocacy CoalitionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraACLU MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVSteinberg, DeborahRegistered for: Legal Action Center