SB 984

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile HB 1017

Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the use of a building, a structure, or other real property for use as a detention facility by a private entity; establishing a certain penalty for a certain violation; and authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act.

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Testimony (128)

MGA witness list

FAV 122FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Klaus, Aaron	AEMS	Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barrett, Alice	CASA	Oral
FAV	Manuel, Anne	CCAN Action Fund volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mascioli, William	CCAN Volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shulman, Kathy	Charm City Indivisible	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fernandez del Cast, Ursula	Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure	Oral
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Monica	Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santos, Tatiana	Indivisible Frederick Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stogel, Cathy	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Kendra	Kendra Westervelt	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reid, Emma L.	Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.	Position only
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nolan, Margaret	Margaret Ann Nolan	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Jessicalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	Position only
FAV	Fraser, Alexandra	NA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heckman, Joanne	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lovelace, Glenn	Personal	Written (PDF)
FAV	PERRYMAN, GLENN	Retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perryman, Janet	Retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silbermann, Sandra	Sandra L Silbermann LCSW-C	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador-Hernandez, Ninfalobbyist	We Are CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gonzalez, Earvin	We Are CASA	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDougal, Mary	n/a	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkan, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blank, Emily	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brew, Helena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coe, Marcia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ebenreck, Jered	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Farnaz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eppes, Elisabet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frazier, Rhys	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gasnier, Philippa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilbert, Jacquelyn	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gillette, Laura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AEMSFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

BCRWINFO 1

CASAFAV 1

CCAN Action Fund volunteerFAV 1

CCAN VolunteerFAV 1

Charm City IndivisibleFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action FundFAV 1

Doctors For Camp ClosureFAV 1

Economic Action Maryland FundFAV 2

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Indivisible Frederick ForwardFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Kendra WesterveltFAV 1

Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.FAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Margaret Ann NolanFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Counseling CenterFAV 1

n/aFAV 1

NAFAV 1

NoneFAV 1

PersonalFAV 1

RetiredFAV 2

Sandra L Silbermann LCSW-CFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 2

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 2

We Are CASAFAV 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVAmador-Hernandez, NinfaWe Are CASARegistered for: CASA Inc.; CASA de Maryland, Inc.

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland