HB 514

Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property

Sponsor: Ben Barnes (District 21)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 806 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from $2,000,000 to $8,000,000, the amount that the State Comptroller is required to distribute of certain abandoned property funds each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ball Cooper, Laurie	Ayuda	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
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	Murphy, Robinlobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	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	Francis, Susan	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathbury Girard, Meredith	Mid-Shore Pro Bono	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	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 Barnes, B., Delegate Barnes, B.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDuffie McClary, Jade	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McSherry, Natalie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Montgomery, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AyudaFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of WashingtonFAV 1

Community Law CenterFAV 1

Community Legal Services of Prince George's County, Inc.FAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mid-Shore Pro BonoFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFAV 1

The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBAFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVMurphy, RobinDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

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

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