SB 537

Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	George, Timothy	City of Greenbelt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Linda	City of Rockville	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Position only
FAV	Emerson, Katrina	District Heights Family and Youth Services Bureau	Oral
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Kiekebusch-Steinitz, Lucy	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duckett-Randolph, Neka	Out 4 Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Doswell, Ajah	The Doral Scholars Program	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Averitt-Sanzone, Rene	The Parents' Place of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceasar, Rosalind	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cheatham , Marvin "DOC"	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dodd, Dexter	Individual	Oral
FAV	Geraldo, Manuel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BCRWFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

City of GreenbeltFAV 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

District Heights Family and Youth Services BureauFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

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

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out 4 JusticeFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

The Doral Scholars ProgramFAV 1

The Parents' Place of MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

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…