Organization on the record
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
Bills
57
31 for · 31 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
59%
33 of 56 decided
Lobbyists hired
4
2022 to 2025
Reported lobbying spend
$71,403
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 16 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 16 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 31 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 132 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 171 Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 219 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and Suppression | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 350 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 467 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 508 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | 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 | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1356 Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 202 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 330 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 406 Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 661 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | 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 | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 822 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 823 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 857 Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session34 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 238 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 290 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Disclosure of Autopsy Information and Maintenance of Investigative Database | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 314 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 374 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - First-Degree Murder | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 413 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 468 Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act) | UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 537 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 677 Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 885 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 983 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Enacted |
| HB 1043 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| HB 1044 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Preclearance and Voter Intimidation and Obstruction | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| HB 1123 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | FWA | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1147 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1156 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1368 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| HB 1462 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 11 Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 298 Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Vulnerable Adult Victims and Witnesses | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 314 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| SB 342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FWAPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| SB 342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| SB 532 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | FWAPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 586 Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation Requirements | FAVPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 615 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Did not advance |
| SB 625 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 685 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program | FAVPDF | Ginsberg, Zoe | Enacted |
| SB 709 Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 847 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 925 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms | UNFPDF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 800 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 – Counties and Municipalities | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
| SB 660 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 - Counties and Municipalities | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 878 Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 114 Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
| HB 559 Probation Before Judgment - Probation Agreements - Probation Not Deportation | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
| SB 129 Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Program | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |
| SB 265 Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation | FAVPDF | Steiner, Nick | Did not advance |