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HB 697

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Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a court to shield certain court records relating to an action involving certain residential property on the commencement of the action; requiring a court to cease shielding certain records if the court issues a warrant of restitution or warrant of possession to a certain party, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the release of shielded records under certain circumstances; requiring a summons issued for a certain cause of action to contain a certain statement in a certain form; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVHatfield, CarisaHPRPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDillon, MaryannHousing Initiative Partnership, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, NicoleMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Williams, Delegate WilliamslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFFrancis, FrannlobbyistApartment and Office Building AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWALegal Aid, MarylandMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFFrancis, FrannApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: Apartment & Office Building Association; AOBA
UNFCastelli, 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
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake