Organization on the record
Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)
Bills
24
25 for · 1 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
33%
8 of 24 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 131 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 169 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 360 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 738 Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | FWAPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| HB 1073 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 1571 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 483 Criminal Procedure - Automated Shielding (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 937 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 59 Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| HB 103 Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 499 Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 545 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| HB 1055 Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 46 Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process | UNFPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 192 Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FWAPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 566 Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Enacted |
| SB 682 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Materially Delinquent Mortgages | FAVPDF | Girard, Meredith | Did not advance |