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Name	Organization	Position	Testimony	Committee
Delegate Simpson, Delegate Simpson		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	JUD
Vora, Amee	Maryland Legal Aid	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 497-TPO Duration and FPO Relief - MLA-FAVORABLE	JUD
Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	UNF	hb497.pdf	JUD
Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	FAV	HB 497 - CLS Support - Extend TPO to 14 Days.pdf	JUD
Rattigan, Yuvelqui	Center For Hope	FAV	CFH-DOVE FAV HB 497- Family Law-Temporary and Fina	JUD
Jordan, Lisae C	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony PO - length of TPO and financial costs - 2026 - MC	JUD
Hausner, Deena	House of Ruth Maryland	FAV	HB 497 - FAV - House of Ruth.pdf	JUD
Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 497 - MNADV - FAV.pdf	JUD
OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 0497 - Family Law - Temporary and Final Protect	JUD
Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	FAV	HB497-Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Dura	JUD
Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 497 MDHTTF + TA.pdf	JUD
Allyn, Rebecca	Gov's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, & Victim; Governor's Family Violence Council	FAV	HB 497 FVC Letter of Support (2026) .pdf	JUD
Grimes, Denise	Parent and child advocate	INFO	In Person - Oral Testimony	JUD
Simpson, Karen		FAV	HB497_DelSimpsonFAVTestimony.pdf	JUD
Madden, Brendan	MSBA FLSC	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony 2026 02 10, HB 497_FLSC_FAV.pdf	JUD
Jones, Dana	Women Legislators of Maryland	FAV	Late testimony	JUD

Committee Testimony and Witness Signup

HB0497 - Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration

Judiciary 2/12/2026 1:00:00 PM