SB 884

Driver's Licenses - Suspension for Child Support Arrearages - Exception

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a certain exception to the authority of the Child Support Administration to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of an individual's child support arrearages for the purpose of suspending the individual's driver's license or privilege to drive if the obligor's family income is not greater than 300% of the federal poverty level unless the obligor has been judicially determined to be voluntarily impoverished.

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Testimony (43)

MGA witness list

FAV 37FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wolfson, Kate	Center for Urban Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bensky, Stacy	JOTF	Oral
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dale, Wanda	JOTF - Witness	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDermott, Eliza	JOTF - Witness	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Position only
FAV	Bensky, Stacy	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson - Mundell, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	McWilliams, Elaina	Out for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Freeman, Iman	People's Commission to Decriminalize MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	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	McDermott, Eliza	University of Baltimore School of Law's Civil Advocacy Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benn, Sarahia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Darby, Tim	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hanson-Mundell, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Amir	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Parvis, Lindsay	Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lewis, Amir	Individual	Oral
FWA	Watson, Ron	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sledge, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sledge, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAFWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 2

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

JOTFFAV 3

JOTF - WitnessFAV 2

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 2

People's Commission to Decriminalize MDFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

University of Baltimore School of Law's Civil Advocacy ClinicFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

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…

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition