HB 550

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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to include system upgrades required to allow for automated expungement of charges and partial expungement of charges in certain vendor contracts.

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Testimony (48)

MGA witness list

FAV 37FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bowser, Nia	Apt 220	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruce, Donna	CFUF - Witness	Position only
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	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	Smothers, Richard	Gamma Omicron Omega Alumni Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Position only
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bouchat, Christopher Eric	House of Delegate	Oral
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + 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	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	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Powell, Guy	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Friedman, Karen	Retired Judge	Oral
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	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 Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Matthew	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Rebecca	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	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FWA	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FWA	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apt 220FAV 1

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1FWA 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1FWA 1

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Gamma Omicron Omega Alumni ChapterFAV 1

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

Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)FAV 1

House of DelegateFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 2

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)UNF 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

OPDFAV 1FWA 1

PREPAREFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 2

Retired JudgeFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1FWA 1

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

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

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

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

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.…

UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FWADews, 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…