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SB 279

EnactedCrossfile HB 571
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Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 21 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund to include money received by the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General from a final settlement, an agreement, or a judgment relating to an investigation or enforcement of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act for an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice for rental residential property, excluding restitution and the costs of the action the Attorney General is entitled to recover.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 27FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBeller, JoelBaltimore County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMichaels, CharlesBeyond the BoundariesWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, KaylaCommunity Legal Services of Prince George’s County, IncWritten (PDF)
FAVWhitaker, DonnaCurvy Girls are ChicOral
FAVLevings, KaneDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCloud, TinaGot Yoga?LLCPosition only
FAVHatfield, CarisaHPRPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShah, ReenaMaryland Access to Justice CommissionWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVMartin, AngelaMaryland Community Action PartnershipWritten (PDF)
FAVLegal Aid, MarylandMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSeltzer, DebMaryland Legal Services CorporationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
FAVKatana, ShaolilobbyistMaryland State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVLosak, MatthewMontgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVDavis, KatiePro Bono Resource CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandPosition only
FAVFullem, NicoleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVLewis, AmirIndividualOral
FAVPeterson, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTulin, LeahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAWiggins, GrasonlobbyistMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
INFOMcWilliams, ElainaIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FAVKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FWAWiggins, 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