HB 1442

Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications

Sponsor: H. Kevin Anderson (District 38A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the expungement of certain arrest warrants under certain circumstances; altering the waiting periods for applying for expungement of certain records; altering the convictions for which an individual may seek expungement; and prohibiting certain records from being expunged by obliteration for a certain period of time and limiting access to the records during that time.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stone, Michael	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Meaghen	Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral
FAV	Bensky, Stacy	JOTF	Oral
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral
FAV	McDermott, Eliza	JOTF - Witness	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Glenn	JOTF Witness	Oral
FAV	Jasso, Caleb	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson - Mundell, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McWilliams, Elaina	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Freeman, Iman	People's Commission to Decriminalize MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Individual	Oral
FAV	Darby, Tim	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Anderson, Delegate Andersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadil, Patrick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

JOTFFAV 2FWA 1

JOTF - WitnessFAV 1

JOTF WitnessFAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Marian HouseFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 2

People's Commission to Decriminalize MDFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FWADews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

INFOKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.