SB 413

Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding – Abandoned Property

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 807 (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 (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	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	Fasanelli, Antonia	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	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	Lathbury Girard, Meredith	Mid-Shore Pro Bono	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	Gerus, Cooper	University of Baltimore School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hennen, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDuffie McClary, Jade	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McSherry, Natalie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montgomery, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 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

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Mid-Shore Pro BonoFAV 1

The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBAFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

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

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council