Registered lobbyist
Dara Johnson
ACLU of Maryland · 410-889-8555 · on file 2025 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$22,383
all years on file
Bills testified on
42
16 for · 32 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
74%
35 of 47 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 16 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 16 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 31 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 132 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 171 Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 219 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and Suppression | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 350 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 467 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 508 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1014 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1356 Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 202 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 330 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 406 Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 661 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 707 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 822 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 823 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Passed both chambers |
| SB 857 Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session27 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 238 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 290 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Disclosure of Autopsy Information and Maintenance of Investigative Database | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 314 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 374 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - First-Degree Murder | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 413 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 468 Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act) | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 537 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 677 Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 885 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1123 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | FWA | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1123 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | FWAPDF | ACLU Testimony HB1123 | Enacted |
| HB 1147 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1156 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | UNFPDF | ACLU | Did not advance |
| HB 1156 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1462 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 11 Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 298 Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 532 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | FWAPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 586 Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation Requirements | FAVPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 625 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 709 Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | UNF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 847 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 925 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms | UNFPDF | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Did not advance |