HB 664

Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause.

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Testimony (47)

MGA witness list

FAV 43FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wiggins, Deandre	BetterU Construction	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Pastor	Cornerstone Full Gospel Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
FAV	Baynor, Gary	HTP Homes - Witness	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	Donohue, Blake	Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	MGA Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Oral
FAV	Powell, Guy	Private Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenburg, Glen	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mady, Rachael	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissberg, Bonnie	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	Weber, Elizabeth	Southwest Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carr, Rusty	Individual	Position only
FAV	DeVaughn- Johnson, Ashley	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hanson- Mundell, Nicole	Individual	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lipscomb , Lauren	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

BetterU ConstructionFAV 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

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

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

HTP Homes - WitnessFAV 1

Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Marian HouseFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MGA Latino CaucusFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 3

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up For Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Southwest PartnershipFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

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

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

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.…