Organization on the record
Community Legal Services
Bills
89
92 for · 8 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
36%
30 of 84 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session44 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 11 Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors | FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 19 Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment | FWAPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 62 Anne Arundel County - Summons for Actions to Repossess for Failure to Pay Rent - Alterations | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 104 Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 131 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 153 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| HB 187 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 213 Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 239 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 309 Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 313 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 313 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 315 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 360 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 384 Child Support - Capacity of Minors to Initiate and Defend an Action | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 433 Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 497 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 523 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 573 Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 774 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 802 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 923 Family Law - Equity Courts - Care and Custody of Children (Uniform Nondiscrimination in Treatment and Evidence (UNITE) Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1073 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1456 Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1456 Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1571 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks | FAVPDF | Kowalko, John | Did not advance |
| SB 12 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | FWAPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 36 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 49 Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 180 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| SB 274 Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| SB 320 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FWAPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 433 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 462 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 483 Criminal Procedure - Automated Shielding (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 589 Business Regulation - Collection Agencies and Property Managers | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 589 Business Regulation - Collection Agencies and Property Managers | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| SB 729 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion | FAVPDF | Kowalko, John | Enacted |
| SB 937 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 937 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session53 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 59 Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 93 Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 103 Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 120 Family Law - Child Support - Capacity of Minors to File Action | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 249 Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 271 Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 273 Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 339 Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 339 Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 392 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 428 Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 487 Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 499 Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 503 Housing Development Act | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 545 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 610 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 709 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 767 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 769 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 817 Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1006 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1076 Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 1076 Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| HB 1077 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1164 Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| HB 1368 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 46 Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 107 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 125 Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 192 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 314 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 349 Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 398 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 430 Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 442 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 484 Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 489 Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 514 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 556 Real Property - Fraudulent Possession and Unauthorized Lease or Listing - Prohibition and Removal | UNFPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 609 Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 649 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 651 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Materially Delinquent Mortgages | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
| SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Passed both chambers |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Enacted |
| SB 989 Real Property - Unauthorized Occupants - Sheriff's Property Registry and Removal | FWAPDF | Sarro, Lisa | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 428 Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Kowalko, John | Enacted |
| SB 19 Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records | FAVPDF | Kowalko, John | Enacted |
| SB 370 Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Kowalko, John | Enacted |
