HB 73

Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Completion of Sentence

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; and requiring a court to determine that a person seeking a certain expungement has paid restitution ordered by the court or does not have the ability to pay.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruce, Donna	CFUF - Witness	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Pastor	Cornerstone Full Gospel Church	Position only
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Oral
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDermott, Meaghan	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Battle, Carlos	New Shiloh Baptist Church	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Guy	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Friedman, Karen	Retired Judge	Oral
FAV	Chafey, Laura	Shore Legal Access	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Matthew	Individual	Position only
FAV	Fleming, Lauren	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gardner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanders, Krystle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stillinghagan, Allison	Individual	Oral
FAV	Willett, Colin Andrew	Individual	Oral
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

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

Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)FAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 2

Retired JudgeFAV 1

Shore Legal AccessFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

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

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

UNFMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered 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.…