HB 819

Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland

Sponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (District 41)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland for issues of efficiency and equity; and requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2027.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FAV	Alexander, Jamie Grace	BALT	Oral
FAV	Lipscomb , Lauren	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FAV	Liggins, Derek	Center For Urban Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Oral
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDermott, Meaghan	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Link, Sean	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mcdonald, Steven	Out for justice	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	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stinnett, Delegate Stinnettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Merritt, Sekwan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whalen, Amber	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

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…

FWAJackson, 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…

HB 819

What this bill does

Testimony (32)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified