Organization on the record
State's Attorney for Baltimore City
Bills
53
51 for · 6 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
17%
9 of 52 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 Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 336 Criminal Procedure - District Court - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Passed both chambers |
| HB 336 Criminal Procedure - District Court - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Passed both chambers |
| HB 336 Criminal Procedure - District Court - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Passed both chambers |
| HB 360 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026) | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 409 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act) | UNFPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 687 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) | FWAPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 873 Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Increased Penalties (Jamari's Law) | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 1145 Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office | UNFPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 1339 Handgun Roster Reform | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 475 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) | FWAPDF | Bates, Ivan | Enacted |
| SB 524 Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office | UNFPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Enacted |
| SB 524 Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office | UNFPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 21 Criminal Procedure – District Court Commissioners and False Statements | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 499 Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 951 School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 952 Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 1442 Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs - Report | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Enacted |
| SB 287 Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 386 Primary and Secondary Education - Definition and Notification of Reportable Offense - Alterations | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 422 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction | UNFPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Enacted |
| SB 1031 Criminal Law - Child's Access to Firearms - Penalty (Ny'Kala Strawder Act) | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 21 Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 207 Motor Vehicles - Reckless Driving and Aggressive Driving - Penalties | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 301 Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement - First-Degree Rape and First-Degree Sexual Offense (Pava Marie LaPere Act) | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 313 Juvenile Law - Probation | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 314 Juvenile Law – Probation – Technical Violations | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 321 Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 322 Juvenile Law - Complaints - Forwarding to State's Attorney | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 550 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 556 Juvenile Law - Violations of Electronic Monitoring - Notification | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 724 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 814 Juvenile Law - Reform | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Enacted |
| HB 927 Juvenile Law - Expedited Pretrial Status Hearing | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 1063 Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Enacted |
| HB 1183 Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners and False Statements | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 1405 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 87 Homicide or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Parole Eligibility and Penalties | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 100 Criminal Law - Organized Retail Theft | FAV | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 123 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 318 Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence | FAV | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 436 Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 758 Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 827 Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Jury Examination and Workgroup to Study the Voir Dire Process | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| SB 1098 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses | FAV | Giordano, Hassan | Enacted |
| SB 1098 Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 159 Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrest - Straw Purchase Participant | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 358 Department of Juvenile Services - Juvenile Felony Database | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 481 Criminal Law – Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun – Penalty | FAVPDF | Bates, Ivan | Did not advance |
| HB 856 Correctional Services – Baltimore City Convicted Gun Offenders Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 1041 Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release Restrictions – Firearm Crimes | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| HB 1123 Correctional Services – Maryland Correctional Enterprises – Minimum Wage and Inmate Financial Accounts | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 290 Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Authority to Prosecute | UNF | Bates, Ivan | Enacted |
| SB 656 Criminal Law - Failure to Properly Store Firearm - Death of Another | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
| SB 889 Criminal Law – Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun – Penalty | FAVPDF | Giordano, Hassan | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 624 Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act | FAV | Mosby, Marilyn | Did not advance |