SB 454

Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Completion of Sentence

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m. (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.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Pastor	Cornerstone Full Gospel Church	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Andrisse, Stanley	From Prison Cells to PhD, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Oral
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	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	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
FAV	Townsend, George	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
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	Chafey, Laura	Shore Legal Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ewing, Ryanlobbyist	The Clean Slate Initiative	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	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Carter, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stillinghagan, Allison	Individual	Oral
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Russell, David	Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Clark, Betty	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.Baltimore Alumnae Chapter	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.Baltimore Alumnae ChapterFWA 1

From Prison Cells to PhD, IncFAV 1

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

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

Montgomery County Women’s Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 2

Shore Legal AccessFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

The Clean Slate InitiativeFAV 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…

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVEwing, RyanThe Clean Slate InitiativeRegistered for: Clean Slate Now

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.…