Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations
Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc.
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Testimony (37)
MGA witness listFAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Manuel, Anne | CCAN Action Fund volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mascioli, William | CCAN Volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reid, Emma L. | Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq. | Position only |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Reena | Maryland Access to Justice Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Avila, Jason | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, John | One Pasadena | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Horn, Christine (Tina) | PATH, ACT and AIM | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckingham, Esq., Steve | UULM-MD | Oral |
| FAV | Caldiero, Jim | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berger, Zackary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forbes, Beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gilbert, Jacquelyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Heinz, Loreen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hess, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kickenson, Jerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Liskin, Laurie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Littell, Melinda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Marini, Angela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Newman, Nancy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ngoueko, Marie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Nigro, Lia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shulman, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sokolow, Cynthia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Towne, Ezra | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vetusi, Lorette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wastler, Sandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wolf, Stephanie | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
CCAN VolunteerFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1
One PasadenaFAV 1
PATH, ACT and AIMFAV 1
UULM-MDFAV 2
Women's Law CenterFAV 1
YearFAV 1