Organization on the record
Maryland Office Of The Public Defender
Bills
19
13 for · 5 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
29%
5 of 17 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
2025 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAV | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 240 Courts - Maryland Judicial Public Text Messaging System - Report | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 318 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 499 Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 545 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 610 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 621 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System | FAV | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 682 Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance | INFOPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 777 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect | FAV | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 954 Public Safety - State and Local Governments - Use of Unmanned Aircraft | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 1125 Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring - Report Alterations and Data Collection | INFOPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 1125 Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring - Report Alterations and Data Collection | INFOPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 1144 State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury | UNFPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Enacted |
| HB 1154 Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal | UNF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 1356 Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail | UNFPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| HB 1398 Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | UNFPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Enacted |
| SB 604 Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | UNFPDF | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |
| SB 649 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAV | Rothstein, Melissa | Did not advance |