Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty (Ny'Kala Strawder Act)
Sponsor: Dalya Attar (District 41)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the penalty to add imprisonment not exceeding 5 years for storing or leaving a loaded firearm in a location where the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor has access to the firearm.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brady, Jennifer | Baltimore State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Murphy, JD | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Attar, Dalya | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Kirsten | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCray, Donyette | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Adam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Attar, Senator Attarlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | carter, jill | Baltimore City | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Position only |
| UNF | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gordon, J Wyndal | Self | Position only |
| UNF | Mooney, Karla | TWAW / DC Project / MSI | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kasuba, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Novotny, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Parks, Reynard | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Strawder, Tuverla | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association