SB 398

Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement

Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 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 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bridgers, Adrian	Adrian Bridgers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Bruce	CFUF - Witness	Position only
FAV	Partlow Sr., Tavon	Center For Urban Families	Written (PDF)
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
FAV	Kamali, Ardylobbyist	Employ Prince George's, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerver, Shea	Flagger Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vey, Jenniferlobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatton, Brandonlobbyist	JP Morgan Chase	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woodard, Marklobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Maryland Office Of The Public Defender	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	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Donnell, Maggie	Responsible Business Initiative for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chambers, william	Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce	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	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giordano, Hassan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ewing, Ryanlobbyist	The Clean Slate Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Oral
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Sara	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Grasso, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Demetrious	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Placide, Omani	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral + 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)
INFO	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Adrian BridgersFAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center for American ProgressFAV 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Center For Urban FamiliesFAV 1

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Employ Prince George's, Inc.FAV 1

Flagger ForceFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 2

JP Morgan ChaseFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office Of The Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

Responsible Business Initiative for JusticeFAV 1

Salisbury Area Chamber of CommerceFAV 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

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

SURJFAV 3

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Clean Slate InitiativeFAV 1

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

FAVHatton, BrandonJP Morgan ChaseRegistered for: JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC

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

FAVMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute

FAVEwing, RyanThe Clean Slate InitiativeRegistered for: Clean Slate Now

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…