HB 360

Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Judiciary to expunge all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Department and the Judiciary to expunge certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.

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Testimony (62)

MGA witness list

FAV 52FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Grace	BALT	Oral
FAV	and Thibault Manekin, Minister Thomas Anderson	BUILD & Seawall	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watkins, Monica	Baltimore Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.	Oral + 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	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	N'Diaye, Sabrina	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Grimm, Andrea	Flagger Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayo, Lora	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gibson, Nan	JP Morgan Chase	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reid, Emma L.	Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.	Position only
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDermott, Meaghan	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Link, Sean	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Anita	National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	JamesTownes, Lori	National Association for Public Defense	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Anderson, Sarah	R Street Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girard, Meredith	Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giordano, Hassan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Ewing, Ryanlobbyist	The Clean Slate Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Position only
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banister, Nicole	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinah	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Borzilleri, Keri	State's Attorney's Office for Baltimore City	Oral
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	MacEwen, David	Council on Criminal Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFAV 1

BALTFAV 1

Baltimore Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.FAV 1

BUILD & SeawallFAV 1

Center for American ProgressFAV 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Council on Criminal JusticeINFO 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 1

Delta Sigma Theta SororityFAV 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Flagger ForceFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

IndividualFAV 1

JP Morgan ChaseFAV 1

Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.FAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

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

National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.FAV 1

National Association for Public DefenseFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

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

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Baltimore CityUNF 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

The Clean Slate InitiativeFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

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

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearFAV 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…

FAVWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered 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…

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVEwing, RyanThe Clean Slate InitiativeRegistered for: Clean Slate Now

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…