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Name	Organization	Position	Testimony	Committee
Senator Ready, Senator Ready		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Jasen, Debi		FWA	SB707 FWA 2026.pdf	FIN
Dima, Rania		FAV	SB 707 & HB 1014 Support Rania Dima.pdf	FIN
Yeiser, Bethany	CURESZ Foundation	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony BYeiser Testimony SB707-word FINAL.pdf	FIN
Kelley, Tam Lynne	Disability Rights Maryland	UNF	Virtual - Oral Testimony DRMtestimony.SB707.pdf	FIN
Reyes, Ashlee	Treatment Advocacy Center	FAV	Knable testimony SB707 and HB 1014 pdf.pdf L. Shears Testimony.pdf M. Go Testimony.pdf R. Dima Testimony.pdf Speaks Written Testimony in Support of SB 707 and	FIN
Pogliano, Laura	Families for Treatment	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB707 L.Pogliano-Testimony.pdf	FIN
Galat, Johanna	Health Care for the Homeless	UNF	Virtual - Oral Testimony	FIN
Liskin, Laurie		FAV	Testimony on Senate Bill 707-Favorable.pdf	FIN
Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	UNF	SB 707 Letter - Oppose.pdf	FIN
Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	FWA	SB707 - Danger to Life and Safety - SWA.pdf	FIN
Tibbals, Trudy		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Lang, Alan		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Varghese, Sanjeev	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
michael, Rayetta	Help in the Home	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB707 A.Henderson-Testimony.pdf SB707 D.Bennett-Testimony.pdf SB707 K.Smith-Testimony.pdf SB707 L.Bass-Testimony.pdf SB707 L.Cooper-Testimony.pdf SB707 M.Martin-Testimony.pdf SB707 R.Russell-Testimony.pdf SB707 S.Kneller-Testimony.pdf SB707_RMichael_Support.pdf	FIN
Martin, Dan	Mental Health Association of Maryland	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB0707_MHAMD_UNFAV.pdf	FIN
Shears-Coates, Laura		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707 EKelley - Testimony.pdf SB707 Granados - Testimony.pdf SB707 Hill testimony.pdf SB707 JConnors - Testimony.pdf SB707_LSCoates_Support.docx.pdf	FIN
Nash, Philip		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707_Nash_Support.docx.pdf	FIN
Ireland, Emilienne		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707_Ireland_Support.docx.pdf SB707_Moran_FAV.docx.pdf	FIN
Montaner, Liz		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707 L.Montaner-Testimony .pdf	FIN
michael, Rayetta	Help in the Home	FAV	SB707 C.Weinberg-Testimony.pdf SB707 Diaz Testimony.pdf SB707 J.Kaufman-Testimony.pdf SB707 JKMcIver -Testimony.pdf SB707 M.Eichenberger-Testimony (1).pdf SB707 Proctor Testimony.pdf SB707-Lanham-Testimony (1).pdf SB707_Fofanah_Support.docx.pdf SB707_LSCarey_FAV.docx (1).pdf	FIN
Lang, Damian	Sheppard Pratt	FAV	Right to Treatment SB707 FAV Written Testimony She	FIN
Clark, Ashley	Harris Jones & Malone, LLC	FWA	SB 707.pdf	FIN
Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 707_Dangerousness Standard_UNFAVORABLE.pdf	FIN
Beck, Gina		FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB707 G.Beck-Testimony.pdf	FIN
Gautam, Rishi	LifeBridge Health	FWA	LBH FWA SB 707 Mental Health Law Danger to the L	FIN
Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	UNF	SB 707- FIN- MDH - LOO.docx (1) (1).pdf	FIN
Krone, Christine		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
SNYDER, CHERIE	WAC	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB707 C.Snyder-Testimony (1).pdf	FIN
Thompson, Mary Ann	St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center	FAV	MCAA SB 0707 - Mental Health Law - Danger to the L	FIN
Connors, Joanne		FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB707 J.Connors-Testimony.pdf	FIN
Mehu, Natasha	Maryland Hospital Association	FAV	SB 707- Danger to the Life or Safety of the Indivi	FIN
Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	FWA	SB 707 - FWA - UMMS.pdf	FIN
Meyerovich, Mark		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Gray, Michael	Tulipifera Strategies	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707 - FAV - NAMI.pdf	FIN
Livshin, Michelle	On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony OOOMD-2026-DangerStd-SB 707-UNFAV (Written).pdf	FIN
Johnson, Dara	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Edelman, Janet	Retired	FAV	SB707 D.Herrmann-Testimony.pdf SB707 Z.A.-Testimony.pdf	FIN
Bergan, Courtney		UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	FWA	Virtual - Oral Testimony	FIN
DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance	FWA	In Person - Oral Testimony SB707_SPAA_FAV.pdf	FIN
Ready, Senator		FAV	SB707_SponsorTestimony	FIN
Richardson, Dr. Charles		FAV	SB707DrCharlesRichardson_FAV	FIN
Williams, Esq., Krystal	Mental Health Division, OPD	UNF	SB707_OPD_UNF	FIN
Wise, Steve	MedChi	FWA	SB707_MedChi_FWA	FIN
Testimony, All		N/A	Merged Testimony as of 3-10-2026 at 126 PM	FIN

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SB0707 - Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)

Finance 2/24/2026 1:00:00 PM