SB 37

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

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 683 (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 certain court fees and costs 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 (63)

MGA witness list

FAV 56FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brown, Gregorylobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Deandre	BetterU Construction	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Norman	Citizen	Oral
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + 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	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Francis, Crystal	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bensky, Stacy	Maryland Legal Aid	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	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	Rosenburg, Glen	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cobb, Dawna	Return Home Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	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	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)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Elizabeth	Southwest Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rice, Carol	YRP	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaughn- Johnson, Ashley	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waldstreicher, Jeff	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	Kroll, Steve	MD States Attorney Association	Oral
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

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

CitizenFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

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

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

HTP Homes, IncFAV 1

Marian HouseFAV 1

Marijuana Policy ProjectFWA 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Legal AidFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

MD States Attorney AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

No Struggle No SuccessFAV 1

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

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Return Home BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 2

Southwest PartnershipFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 5

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

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

YRPFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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…

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.…

FWANaugle, OliviaMarijuana Policy ProjectRegistered for: Marijuana Policy Project

Journey

Jan 11First reading in the SenateAssigned to Judicial Proceedings
Feb 2Judicial Proceedings hearingThu, Feb 2, 1:00 PM
Mar 2Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 1Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 3Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 4First reading in the HouseAssigned to Judiciary
Apr 4Judiciary hearing (House)Tue, Apr 4, 1:00 PM
Apr 5Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 26Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 27Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 27Concurred
Mar 27Enacted as Chapter 683Signing date is not in the MGA feed

Documents

Same bill, other years

2021 HB 238Did not advance
2021 SB 201Enacted
2015 HB 304Enacted
2015 SB 652Vetoed

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