Organization on the record
Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
Bills
56
58 for · 4 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
47%
26 of 55 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 Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 103 Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waivers | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 152 Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 191 Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 191 Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 402 Common Ownership Communities - Oversight, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 556 Property Tax Credit - Utility Service Expenses for Dwellings (Maryland Family Utility Tax Relief Act) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 753 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 753 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1096 Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1098 Courts - Exemptions From Execution on Judgments - Residential Real Property | FWAPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1148 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1198 Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1520 Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1520 Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 347 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | FAVPDF | Moskowitz, Abby | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 765 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 812 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility and Calculation - Alterations | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 919 Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding, Meeting Notices, Voting, and Records | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 939 Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property | FWAPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 268 Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | FAV | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 332 Consumer Protection – Electronic Funds Transfers – Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 431 Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitation Periods | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 769 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 828 Health Care Facilities - Rights of Comprehensive and Extended Care Facility Residents - Hospice Comfort Care | UNFPDF | Brown, Gloria | Withdrawn |
| HB 1018 Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1020 Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 413 Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 614 Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 659 Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Materially Delinquent Mortgages | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 689 Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session17 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 54 Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 243 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Passed both chambers |
| HB 243 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions | UNFPDF | Steinwedel, William | Passed both chambers |
| HB 266 Residential Owners in Common Ownership Communities - Bill of Rights | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 286 Task Force on Common Ownership Communities | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 385 Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 622 Consumer Reporting Agencies - Records of Criminal Proceedings - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 832 General Provisions - Damages or Losses - Definition | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1251 Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1434 Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits | UNFPDF | Brown, Gloria | Did not advance |
| HB 1434 Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits | UNFPDF | Brown, Gloria | Did not advance |
| SB 283 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Application - Attestation of Gross Income | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 342 Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Assets Calculation | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 343 Renters’ Property Tax Relief and Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit Programs – Gross Income and Assessed Value Limitations – Alterations | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 423 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 671 Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 839 General Provisions - Damages or Losses - Definition | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 538 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Water Affordability Assistance | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 544 Department of Planning - Collateral Consequences for Individuals With Criminal Records - Study | FAVPDF | Moskowitz, Abby | Did not advance |
| HB 665 Comptroller and State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Enhancing Access to Property Tax Benefits - Report | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1073 Homeowner Assistance Fund – Victims of Domestic Violence – Eligibility | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1191 Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse | FAV | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| HB 1223 Foreclosure Actions - Responsibility of Secured Parties and Stay for Determination of Financial Assistance | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 106 Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 106 Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Enacted |
| SB 380 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Water Affordability Assistance | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 803 Residential Property Foreclosure - Filing and Adjudication of Counterclaims | FAVPDF | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
| SB 28 Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver - Participation and Applications | FAV | Aquino, Mary | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 724 Mortgage Servicers - Requirements and Prohibitions During and After a State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency (Foreclosure Relief Act of 2021) | FAV | Steinwedel, William | Did not advance |
