HB 1050

Access to Counsel in Evictions - Funding

Sponsor: Kym Taylor (District 23)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Making permanent a requirement that the Comptroller distribute $14,000,000 of certain abandoned property funds to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; and making permanent a requirement that the Governor include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $14,000,000 from the Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation.

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Testimony (47)

MGA witness list

FAV 45FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Schultz, Vickilobbyist	Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Michaels, Charles	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guity-Guevara, Julio	CASA	Oral
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Kayla	Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levings, Kane	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schultz, Victoria	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alex, Aileen	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Osakwe, Chinelolobbyist	Maryland MultiHousing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathbury Girard, Meredith	Mid-Shore Pro Bono	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Jeffery	Montgomery County Community Action Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guthrie, Tisha	Poppleton Now	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossman, Gavin	University of Maryland School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arthur, Matthew	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Amster, Mollylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bland, Lawrence	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Taylor, Delegate Taylorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurniawan, Heidi	Individual	Oral
FAV	Levy, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parker, Symone	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rosenberg, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Delegate Kym	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
INFO	Grady, Helene	Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Access to Counsel in Evictions Task ForceFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationFAV 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

CASAFAV 2

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, IncFAV 1

Department of Budget and ManagementINFO 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland MultiHousing AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1

Mid-Shore Pro BonoFAV 1

Montgomery County Community Action BoardFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Poppleton NowFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

University of Maryland School of LawFAV 1

University of Maryland, BaltimoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchultz, VickiAccess to Counsel in Evictions Task ForceRegistered for: Maryland Legal Aid

FAVWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVOsakwe, ChineloMaryland MultiHousing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

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

FAVAmster, MollyRegistered for: Jews United for Justice