HB 478

Civil Cases – Surcharges

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing surcharges for certain civil cases in the circuit courts from $55 to $75 per case and in the the District Court from $8 to $13 per summary ejectment case and from $18 to $24 per case for all other civil cases; and prohibiting the surcharge for a summary ejectment case from being passed on to a tenant.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Thompson, Kelly	Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quincosa, Jessica	Community Legal Services of Prince George's County, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vido, Jennifer	Harford County Bar Foundation	Oral
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Erlichman, Susan	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hennen, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Lesley	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	DiMaggio, Joseph	Baltimore REIA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Oral
UNF	Kane, Thomas	KFI Properties	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Berlett, Edward	Self	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nguyen, Tung	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	zheng, lucy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBARegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVPaul, CathrynRegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

UNFHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc

FWACastelli, WilliamRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

HB 478

What this bill does

Testimony (29)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified