SB 756

Access to Counsel in Evictions - Funding

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Extending through fiscal year 2027 a requirement that the Comptroller distribute $14,000,000 of certain abandoned property funds to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; and extending through fiscal year 2027 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 (63)

MGA witness list

FAV 61FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

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	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Kayla	Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Kayla	Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levings, Kane	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral
FAV	Levings, Kane	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prater, David	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	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Osakwe, Chinelolobbyist	MMHS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Loveless, Joseph	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral
FAV	Schultz, Victoria	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schultz, Victoria	Maryland Legal Aid	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
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	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathbury Girard, Meredith	Mid-Shore Pro Bono	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathbury Girard, Meredith	Mid-Shore Pro Bono	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vandenburg, Catherina	University of Baltimore School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weich, Ronald	University of Baltimore School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grossman, Gavin	University of Maryland School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arthur, Matthew	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Nick	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kurniawan, Heidi	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parker, Symone	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rosenberg, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wabeke, Karen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Access to Counsel in Evictions Task ForceFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationFAV 2

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 2

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 2

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, IncFAV 2

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 3

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 2

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 3

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland MultiHousing AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 2

Mid-Shore Pro BonoFAV 2

MMHSFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFAV 2

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 2

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 2

University of Baltimore School of LawFAV 2

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

FAVOsakwe, ChineloMMHSRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

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.

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