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SB 544

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State Court Administrator - Warrants of Restitution and Writs of Possession - Data Collection and Reporting

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Court Administrator to collect, maintain, provide certain access to, and, on or before July 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, make and publish on a website accessible to the public a report on certain information related to certain warrants of restitution and writs of possession.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVwiggins, grayceCity of Takoma ParkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVhatfield, carisaHomeless persons representation projectOral
FAVleifheit, kateJohns Hopkins Public Health And MedicineOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGREENFIELD, AARONlobbyistMARYLAND MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATIONWritten (PDF)
FAVShah, ReenaMaryland Access to Justice CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVcountess, gregMd. Legal AidPosition only
FAVDuBois, MD, MPH, GwenMedChi, CPSRWritten (PDF)
FAVbradley, erinlobbyistaobaWritten (PDF)
FAVcimbolic, petebaltimore regional housing partnershipWritten (PDF)
FAVwarren, corinnedisability rights marylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVamster, mollylobbyistjews united for justiceOral
FAVdunning, sydneypro bono resource centerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVshah, zafarpublic justice centerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Young, Senator YounglegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFMorrissey, JudgeIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGREENFIELD, AARONMARYLAND MULTI-HOUSING ASSOCIATIONRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVbradley, erinaobaRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland
FAVamster, mollyjews united for justiceRegistered for: Jews United for Justice