Organization on the record
Maryland Justice Project
Bills
39
43 for · 1 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
14%
5 of 37 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 Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 52 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 414 Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification | FWA | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 438 Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 89 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 241 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Enacted |
| SB 464 Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 908 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 944 Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 190 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| HB 710 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| HB 710 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 853 Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Enacted |
| HB 1110 Election Law - Individuals Released from State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 1198 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 647 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAVPDF | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 647 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 37 Services for Formerly Incarcerated Women - Commission and Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 724 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 11 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts | FAV | Levi, Gwen | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 416 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Passed both chambers |
| HB 523 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAV | Levi, Gwen | Did not advance |
| SB 164 Driver's Licenses - Suspension for Child Support Arrearages - Exception | FAV | Levi, Gwen | Passed both chambers |
| SB 327 Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps | FAV | Levi, Gwen | Enacted |
| SB 759 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 771 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 337 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Primary Caretaker | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 337 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Primary Caretaker | FAV | Vakil, Anushka | Did not advance |
| HB 454 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 454 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAVPDF | Vakil, Anushka | Did not advance |
| SB 21 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Primary Caretaker | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 562 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | FAV | Levi, Gwendolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 774 Correctional Services – Medical Parole – Life Imprisonment | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 775 Courts - Payment for Jury Service | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Enacted |
| SB 776 Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 842 Criminal Procedure – Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 224 Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and State Board of Elections - Centralized Booking Facility - Ballot Drop Box | UNF | Cooper, Monica | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 608 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 801 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| HB 828 Corrections - Women's Prerelease Unit - Requirements (Women's Prerelease Equity Act) | FAV | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 372 Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate | FAVPDF | Cooper, Monica | Did not advance |