Organization on the record
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
Bills
96
102 for · 3 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
39%
37 of 94 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 Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 113 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Resisting Arrest and Making a False Statement to a Law Enforcement Officer | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 169 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 264 Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Good, Megan | Enacted |
| HB 360 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 368 Prince George's County - Supplemental Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Required PG 412-26 | FAVPDF | Good, Megan | Withdrawn |
| HB 738 Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | FAVPDF | Good, Megan | Enacted |
| HB 753 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| HB 753 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| HB 819 Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 824 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of Distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substance | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 963 Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives | FAVPDF | Good, Megan | Enacted |
| HB 1148 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| SB 483 Criminal Procedure - Automated Shielding (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Francis, Susan | Passed both chambers |
| SB 626 Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Francis, Susan | Passed both chambers |
| SB 651 Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment | FAVPDF | Good, Megan | Enacted |
| SB 765 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| SB 765 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| SB 812 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility and Calculation - Alterations | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 499 Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 545 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 625 Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | FWAPDF | Snead, Aisha | Did not advance |
| HB 625 Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | FWAPDF | Good, Megan | Did not advance |
| HB 1420 Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives - Noncitizens | FWAPDF | Good, Megan | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Enacted |
| SB 566 Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Enacted |
| SB 724 Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Heir-Occupied Property and Registry | FWAPDF | Kappen, Steven | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 54 Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans | FWAPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| HB 54 Property Tax - Transfer to Heir or Legatee - Payment Plans | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Enacted |
| HB 73 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Completion of Sentence | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 243 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Passed both chambers |
| HB 451 Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Enacted |
| HB 452 Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Enacted |
| HB 474 Criminal Procedure - Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Release | FAVPDF | Smith, Emeline | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Good Cause | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 550 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 11 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts | FAVPDF | Townsend, George | Enacted |
| SB 283 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Application - Attestation of Gross Income | FAVPDF | Kappen, Steven | Enacted |
| SB 454 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Completion of Sentence | FAVPDF | Townsend, George | Did not advance |
| SB 519 Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Owner-Occupied Residential Property | FWAPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| SB 675 Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act) | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Enacted |
| SB 676 Tax Assistance for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session27 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 57 Property Tax – Tax Sales – Requirement to Sell | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Enacted |
| HB 92 Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Enacted |
| HB 97 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 97 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023) | FAV | Townsend, George | Did not advance |
| HB 97 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023) | FAV | Townsend, George | Did not advance |
| HB 97 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 173 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Did not advance |
| HB 204 Maryland Aviation Commission - Duties, Composition, and Member Orientation | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Did not advance |
| HB 205 Real Property - Transfer to Heir - Exemption From Prepayment | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| HB 297 Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Enacted |
| HB 346 Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding - Repeal of Sunset | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Enacted |
| HB 760 Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program | FWAPDF | Snead, Aisha | Did not advance |
| HB 865 Baltimore City - Residential Real Property - Disclaimed Property and Exemptions From Prepayment | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Did not advance |
| HB 867 Baltimore City - Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| HB 986 Maryland Real Property Transfer-on-Death (TOD) Act | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Did not advance |
| SB 37 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records (REDEEM Act of 2023) | FAV | Sweeney, Christopher | Enacted |
| SB 146 Maryland Real Property Transfer–on–Death (TOD) Act | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| SB 193 Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Enacted |
| SB 292 Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Enacted |
| SB 312 Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding - Repeal of Sunset | FAVPDF | Hardt, John | Enacted |
| SB 351 Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program | FWAPDF | Snead, Aisha | Enacted |
| SB 532 Criminal Law - Overdosing in Public - Prohibition | UNFPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Did not advance |
| SB 761 Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Did not advance |
| SB 762 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | COUNTESS, CHERYL | Did not advance |
| SB 766 Baltimore City – Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Did not advance |
| SB 766 Baltimore City – Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| SB 769 Baltimore City – Residential Real Property – Disclaimed Property and Exemptions From Prepayment | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 115 Real Property - Transfer to Heir - Exemption From Prepayment | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| HB 122 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Expansion | FAVPDF | Wright, Jason | Did not advance |
| HB 187 Estates and Trusts – Administration of Estates – Fees | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Enacted |
| HB 322 Courts - Judgments - Exemptions From Execution | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| HB 349 Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement and Interrogatories in Aid of Execution - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Vetoed |
| HB 694 Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Enacted |
| HB 957 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Felony Convictions | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 979 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Automatic Enrollment and Funding | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| HB 1138 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Easy Application and Automatic Renewal | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| HB 1196 Tax Sales - Alternative Collection Programs | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Enacted |
| HB 1270 Maryland Real Property Transfer-on-Death (TOD) Act | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| HB 1442 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 16 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Mistaken Identity | FWAPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Expansion | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 710 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Modifications | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 809 Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit – Easy Application and Automatic Renewal | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 238 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records | FAVPDF | Wright, Jason | Did not advance |
| HB 421 Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders | FAVPDF | Shih, Janice | Enacted |
| HB 514 Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property | FAVPDF | Francis, Susan | Enacted |
| HB 610 Homeowners' and Homestead Property Tax Credits - Eligibility and Access | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Enacted |
| HB 754 Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Entitlement | UNFPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 852 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program | FAVPDF | Henn, Margaret | Enacted |
| HB 903 Task Force to Study the Maryland Public Guardianship Program | FAVPDF | Francis, Susan | Did not advance |
| HB 938 Real Property Transfer–on–Death Deed Task Force | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| HB 1015 Real Property – Transfer to Heir – Exemption From Prepayment of Taxes | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| HB 1331 Maryland Criminal Justice Debt Elimination and Prevention Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Westry, Phillip | Did not advance |
| SB 20 Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties | FAVPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Enacted |
| SB 480 Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders | FAVPDF | Shih, Janice | Enacted |
| SB 617 Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Entitlement | UNFPDF | Sweeney, Christopher | Did not advance |
| SB 657 Small Claims - Examination in Aid of Enforcement - Prohibition on Arrest or Incarceration for Failure to Appear | FAVPDF | Mallory, Aja' | Did not advance |
| SB 698 Real Property Transfer–on–Death Deed Task Force | FAVPDF | Chance, Timothy | Did not advance |
| SB 898 Maryland Criminal Justice Debt Elimination and Prevention Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Westry, Phillip | Did not advance |