Evidence – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance – Fair Housing Testing
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (31)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Arundel Community Development Services, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorsey, Robyn | Economic Action Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McClannahan, Susie | Equal Rights Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, Gerald | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schultz, Victoria | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sydnor III, Charles E. | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Matt | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Howard, Katherinelobbyist | Regional Management, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | May, Lisalobbyist | Maryland REALTORS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…