Delegate Ivy’s youth violence review bill moves from Prince George’s law enforcement subcommittee

The Prince George’s County law enforcement subcommittee voted 4–0 on Feb. 12 to report PG30125 (House Bill 408) favorably with amendments, advancing legislation to establish a county coordinated youth violence review and response team.

The bill, summarized by staff member Mr. Jelani, would create a team to examine and prevent violence against youth through intensive case management and establish provisions governing team membership, access to and disclosure of specified information. Mr. Jelani told the subcommittee the bill sets the structure for review and response activities and the handling of related records.

Delegate Ivy, the bill sponsor, said she had worked with county executive staff and the committee through multiple amendment rounds to ensure the measure was ‘‘ready’’ before moving it forward and asked the subcommittee for a favorable report.

Two technical amendments were recorded in committee discussion and adopted in prior work: one changes the statutory report date from 2026 to 2027, and the other adds two representatives of nonprofit organizations to the review-and-response team, appointed by the county executive. Mr. Jelani explained those changes to members before the motion to report the bill out was made.

After a motion to report the bill favorably with amendments, the chair called the roll and the subcommittee voted 4–0 to advance HB 408. The committee record shows no additional county‑executive amendments pending at the subcommittee level; the bill will move next to the full delegation for consideration.

The subcommittee did not debate further substantive policy changes in committee; members emphasized coordination with county staff during the amendment process. The favorable report sends the bill to the next stage of the legislative process.