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Bills/2026 Regular Session

HB 824

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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of Distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substance

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

Altering a certain list of felony convictions that are eligible for expungement to include distributing or dispensing a controlled dangerous substance.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSpaccasi, OliviaACLU-MDWritten (PDF)
FAVAlberts, ZacharyCenter for Urban FamiliesPosition only
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistDews & AssociatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVReid, Emma L.Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.Position only
FAVMcDermott, MeaghanMaryland Legal AidWritten (PDF)
FAVSweeney, ChristopherMaryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceOral
FAVSelden, TrinaOut for JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcdonald, StevenOut for justiceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlaha, KatherineSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVBadeker, MelissaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, Theresa M.Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKeipper, LindsayShowing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVMuldrow, AdrianT.A.M.E AdvocacyPosition only
FAVEmerson, JessicaThe Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandPosition only
FAVWarnken, HeatherUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformPosition only
FAVDelegate Stinnett, Delegate StinnettlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFord, JohnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMerritt, SekwanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRothstein, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVYoder, DarylIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFJackson, SamiralobbyistMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Written (PDF)
UNFMupanduki, JoannaMaryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.Written (PDF)
UNFBrown, KirstenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFBorzilleri, KeriState's Attorney's Office for Baltimore CityOral
UNF(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWALink, SeanMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1
Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1
Dews & AssociatesFAV 1
Law Office of E. L. Reid, Esq.FAV 1
Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.UNF 1
Maryland Legal AidFAV 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
Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1
Out for justiceFAV 1
Out for JusticeFAV 1
Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1
Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1
State's Attorney's Office for Baltimore CityUNF 1
SURJFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1
T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1
The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1
Trans MarylandFAV 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…