SB 406

Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)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 definition of 'drug trafficking crime' applicable to prohibitions against possessing, using, wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Atkins, Chad	Frederick County Sheriff's Office	Oral
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Position only
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Marot	Maryland State's Attorney Association/MSBA	Oral
FAV	Steinhardt, Jason	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cacheiro, Matias	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Miguel	Maryland NORML	Written (PDF)
UNF	Charlton, Benjamin	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
UNF	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Carr, Warren (Rusty)	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	VanDyke, Jonathan	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandUNF 1

Frederick County Sheriff's OfficeFAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterFAV 1

Maryland NORMLUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 2

Maryland State's Attorney Association/MSBAFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MD SenateFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland