HB 133

Did not advance

Court Proceedings - Remote Public Access and Participation

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 1/25 at 2:30 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each court in the State to provide contemporaneous remote audio-visual public access to all public court proceedings; authorizing a presiding judge to prohibit the broadcast of any portion of a proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing remote participation in a court proceeding by a nonparty; and providing for the reporting and resolution of the malfunctioning of an audio-visual public access system.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brown, Gregorylobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Fiona	Courtwatch PG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glick, Jacob	Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Linda	Life After Release	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Carmenlobbyist	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	MGA Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	MSBA	Position only
FAV	Trivedi, Somillobbyist	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eaton, Jade	None	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hechinger, Scott	Zealous	Written (PDF)
FAV	Appiah-Duffell, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Glenn, Claire	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Haines, William	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Sophie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	John, Beverly	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lapp, Cynthia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moon, Delegate David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Teagan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Newsome, Raina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Null, Indigo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ruffner, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tupper, Janet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wheaton, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steve	MDSAA - State's Attorneys' Coordinator	Oral
UNF	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	MSBA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
FWA	Watkins, Ralph	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Courtwatch PGFAV 1

Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and ProtectionFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFWA 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 2

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MDSAA - State's Attorneys' CoordinatorUNF 1

MGA Latino CaucusFAV 1

MSBAFAV 1UNF 1

NoneFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

ZealousFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBrown, GregoryACLU of MarylandRegistered for: American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland; ACLU of Maryland

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

FAVJohnson, CarmenLife After ReleaseRegistered for: Helping Ourselves to Transform

FAVMartinez, MadelinMGA Latino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVKatana, ShaoliMSBARegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

FAVTrivedi, SomilMaryland Legal AidRegistered for: Maryland Legal Aid

FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association

UNFKatana, ShaoliMSBARegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association