HB 523

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Good Cause

Sponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (District 41)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruce, Donna	CFUF - Witness	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Liggins, Derek	Center For Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
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	Andrisse, Stanley	From Prison Cells to PhD, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Position only
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Haarz, Logan	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Battle, Carlos	New Shiloh Baptist Church	Position only
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Oral
FAV	Powell, Guy	Private Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Friedman, Karen	Retired Judge	Oral
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Bruni, Jennifer	Individual	Position only
FAV	Clunk, Art	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruff, Delegate Rufflegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Matthew	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
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	Cox, John P	MD States's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center For Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

From Prison Cells to PhD, IncFAV 1

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

Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)FAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

MD States's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 2

Retired JudgeFAV 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

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

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.…