Organization on the record
Helping Ourselves to Transform
Bills
16
22 for · 0 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
50%
8 of 16 decided
Lobbyists hired
1
2023 to 2025
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 Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 84 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Mathis-Chambers, Nasyr | Did not advance |
| HB 84 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Owens, Sonja | Did not advance |
| HB 84 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| HB 169 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| HB 759 Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Mathis-Chambers, Nasyr | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAVPDF | Jenkins, Nasir | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 634 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| HB 853 Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FWAPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| SB 291 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 295 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 565 Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting | FAV | Johnson, Dr Carmen | Enacted |
| HB 565 Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| HB 565 Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting | FAVPDF | Feng, Ella | Enacted |
| SB 36 Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| SB 123 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 134 Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |
| SB 948 State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 1036 Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment | FAVPDF | Johnson, Dr. Carmen | Enacted |