HB 181

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; authorizing the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a form titled 'Petition to Shield a Failure to Pay Rent Action Record' by October 1, 2024; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Wheaton, David	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	Pres, Randallstown NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Jester, Julia	Shore Legal Access	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bell, James	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Terri	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yost, E.V.	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	McWilliams, Eric	ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FWA	Turner, Albert	Renters United Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFWA 1

ICSC Maryland Government Relations CommitteeUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational FundFAV 1

Pres, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.FAV 1

Renters United MarylandFWA 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFWA 1

Shore Legal AccessFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc

FAVGreenfield, 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…

FWACastelli, 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…