SB 483

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

Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Judiciary to shield all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Judiciary to shield certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.

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Testimony (68)

MGA witness list

FAV 56FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Keyes, Rachael	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	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	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gibson, Nan	JP Morgan Chase	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tucker, Walter	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	McDermott, Meaghan	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Luke	Maryland NORML	Written (PDF)
FAV	Link, Sean	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Link, Sean	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweeney, Christopher	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Anita	National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	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	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chavez, Laura	The Clean Slate Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	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	Caroom, Philip	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Brytani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Littell, Melinda	Individual	Position only
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Towne, Ezra	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
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)

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Organizations on record

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 2

Center for American ProgressFAV 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTINFO 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Concerned CitizenFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 2

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

JP Morgan ChaseFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFAV 2

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland NORMLFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

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

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

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

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 2

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

The Clean Slate InitiativeFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

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

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

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…

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

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…

FWAGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…