HB 97

Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023)

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that any unpaid court fees or costs are not a bar to a certain expungement; requiring a court to waive any court fees and costs associated with the charge being expunged when ordering or effecting a certain expungement; adding malicious destruction of property to the list of misdemeanor convictions that may be expunged; and altering the waiting periods applicable to the filing of petitions for expungement of convictions of certain crimes.

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Testimony (97)

MGA witness list

FAV 86FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wiggins, Deandre	BetterU Construction	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Deandre	BetterU Construction	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Norman	Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Norman	Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Pastor	Cornerstone Full Gospel Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baynor, Gary	HTP Homes - Witness	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baynor, Gary	HTP Homes - Witness	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Henry, Donte	HTP Homes - Witness	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Aaron	HTP Homes, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	League of Women Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	MGA Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agresti, Sara	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Darrell	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Sandy	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Sandy	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, George	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral
FAV	Townsend, George	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graham, Janet	No Struggle No Success	Oral
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sutton, MJ	Out For Justice, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Oral
FAV	Rosenburg, Glen	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenburg, Glen	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon-Higgs, Liz	Showing Up for Racial Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon-Higgs, Liz	Showing Up for Racial Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 2

BetterU ConstructionFAV 2

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

CitizenFAV 2

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 2

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 2

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

HTP Homes - WitnessFAV 3

HTP Homes, IncFAV 1

JOTFFAV 2

League of Women VotersFAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Marian HouseFAV 2

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 2

Maryland Legal AidFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 4

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MGA Latino CaucusFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

No Struggle No SuccessFAV 1

Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's CountyINFO 1

OPDFAV 1FWA 1

Out for JusticeFAV 2

Out For Justice, Inc.FAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 3

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 2

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 2

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 2

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

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

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

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

FAVMartinez, MadelinMGA Latino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association

UNFMehu, NatashaRegistered 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.…