HB 113

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Resisting Arrest and Making a False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer

Sponsor: N. Scott Phillips (District 10)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Adding convictions for resisting arrest, making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, and making a false statement to a law enforcement officer when under arrest to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Grace	BALT	Oral
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Oral
FAV	Liggins, Derek	Center For Urban Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Oral
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mcdonald, Steven	Out for justice	Oral
FAV	Phillips, N Scott	Phillips Consulting	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	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	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Tines, Michael	University of Baltimore School of Law, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Bobbi	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
UNF	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral
UNF	Mupanduki, Joanna	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Link, Sean	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BALTFAV 1

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Center For Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterUNF 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.UNF 1

Out for justiceFAV 1

Phillips ConsultingFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

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

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…