HB 545

Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a certain provision of law requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to expunge certain cases involving charges of possession of cannabis on or before a certain date; and establishing procedures for the automated expungement of certain cases by the Department and the Judiciary.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 48FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Amaning, Akua	Center for American Progress	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamali, Ardylobbyist	Employ Prince George's, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerver, Shea	Flagger Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerver, Shea	Flagger Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vey, Jenniferlobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gibson, Nan	JP Morgan Chase	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woodard, Marklobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jenkins, Kenya	Lilian's Southern Box Catering	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Francis, Crystal	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Maryland Office Of The Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
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	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaks, Terry	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Anderson, Sarah	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girard, Meredith	Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dolamore, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Firestone, Lori	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Johnson, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morehouse, Zachary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Placide, Omani	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vaughn, Antoine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center for American ProgressFAV 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Employ Prince George's, Inc.FAV 1

Flagger ForceFAV 2

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

JP Morgan ChaseFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandUNF 1

Lilian's Southern Box CateringFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office Of The Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 2

Private CitizenFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4

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

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVKamali, ArdyEmploy Prince George's, Inc.Registered for: Employ Prince George's, Inc.

FAVVey, JenniferGreater Baltimore CommitteeRegistered for: Greater Baltimore Committee

FAVWoodard, MarkJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF)

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

FAVWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

UNFJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…