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Name	Organization	Position	Testimony	Committee
Senator Lam, Senator Lam		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Rosa, Richard		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Tenemaza, Pamela		FWA	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	SB0626_–_Certificates_of_Birth^J_Licenses^J_and_Id	FIN
Littell, Melinda		FAV	Testimony Supporting SB0626 022326.pdf	FIN
Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB0626 - Birth Certificate Modernization Act - Tes	FIN
Ellicott, Abbie		FAV	Legislative testimony 2026 birth certificate moder	FIN
Lipko, Seth		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Mortoro, Lynn		FAV	SB0626 2:25:26 Birth Certificate.pdf	FIN
Shaw, Emily		FAV	EmilyShaw_SB0626_Favorable_2026_0225_Finance.pdf	FIN
Gerb, Susan		FAV	Testimony-Birth-Certificate-Modernization.pdf	FIN
Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	UNF	2026 SB0626 UNF.pdf	FIN
Lang, Alan		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Towne, Ezra		FAV	EzraTowne_SB0626_Favorable_2026_0223 (FIN).pdf	FIN
Jasen, Debi		FAV	SB626 Favorable 2026.pdf	FIN
Pease, M		FAV	TMD SB 626 2026 - Birth Certificate Modernization	FIN
Jasen, John	One Pasadena	FAV	Senate Bill 626 Favorable One Pasadena 2026.pdf	FIN
Meyerovich, Mark		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Barnoy, Ishai		FAV	Ishai Barnoy - Testimony in favor of SB 626.pdf	FIN
Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	FAV	_FAVORABLE HB1589_SB0626 Birth Certificate Moderni	FIN
Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	FAV	SB626_FAV_Stewart.pdf	FIN
Hedian, Helene		FAV	SB626_LOS_HH_Birth Certificates.pdf	FIN
Sweeney, Kellen		FAV	SB0626_KellenSweeney_favorable.pdf	FIN
Schmid, Cathrine		FAV	SB626 testimony.pdf	FIN
Shelley, Dana Vickers	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland	FAV	SB626_ACLUMD_DVS.pdf	FIN
Brocato, Deborah		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Mauer, William		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Dove, S. Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	FAV	SB0626-Birth Cert Modernization Act (MCCR-FAV).pdf	FIN
Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	FAV	SB626_MoCo_Frey_FAV (GA26).pdf	FIN
Delaney, Kaelin		FAV	Testimony on Senate Bill 626 – Favorable.pdf	FIN
Hollywood, Nicole		FAV	Birth Certificate Modernization Act 2026.pdf	FIN
Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	FAV	SB 626 Letter - Support.pdf	FIN
Francis, Susan	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	FAV	MVLS S. Francis Testimony in Support SB626 Birth C	FIN
Berger, Zackary		FAV	Berger SB 0626.pdf	FIN
OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	FAV	SB 0626 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Ident	FIN
Graham, Lizzy		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Cheng, Shiowei		FAV	Testimony Support SB626.pdf	FIN
Ford, John		FAV	SB626-favorable-John Ford.pdf	FIN
Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	FAV	SB 626 - CLS Support - Birth Cert Mod Act .pdf	FIN
Tibbals, Trudy		UNF	SB 626_HB 1589_ Certificates of Birth, Licenses,	FIN
Ferrell, Valerie		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
York, Katie		FAV	Favorable SB626 K. York 02.23.26.pdf	FIN
A., C.	BRIDGES Coalition (Baltimore Resources for Indoor Drug-use Grassroots Education & Safety)	FAV	2026_SB626_FAV.pdf	FIN
Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari		FAV	SB 626 - Birth Certificate Modernization, Support-	FIN
Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	FAV	No Testimony	FIN
English, Michael	N/A	FAV	MEnglish BCMA testimony.pdf	FIN
West, Christopher	Self	FAV	SB 626 - FAV Chris West.pdf	FIN
Vetter, Drew		FAV	SB0626_FAV_MedChi_Birth Certs., Licenses, & ID Car	FIN
Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	FAV	TRAC - SB626 - Support.pdf	FIN
West, Debra		FAV	SB 626 - FAV Debra West (1).pdf	FIN
Hoffman, Jon		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	FIN
Fani-González, Natali	Montgomery County Council	FAV	FAVORABLE-SB 626 NFG.pdf	FIN
Lampila, Carolyn		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Mercer, Jennifer	Reproductive Justice Maryland Action	FAV	SB 626 - Senate - FAV .pdf	FIN
McShane, Jolie		UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Truong, Hieu	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Pinolini, Elizabeth		FAV	WWH Testimony on SB 626.pdf	FIN
Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	FAV	Takoma Park 2026 - SB 626 FAV - Birth Certificate	FIN
SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	FAV	SB 626 - SWASC - BCMA - FAV.pdf	FIN
Doss, Coen		FAV	SB626_Testimony.pdf	FIN
Lent, Michael		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Heinz, Loreen		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Buzdygon, VL		FAV	FAV SB626 BCMA.pdf	FIN
Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	UNF	No Testimony	FIN
Bauer, Riley		FAV	No Testimony	FIN
Kastner, Chloe		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 626 - KAST - BCMA - FAV.pdf	FIN
Gebhard, Kristopher	Soul Soil Healing	FAV	Birth certificate modernization support testimony.	FIN
Amador-Hernandez, Ninfa	We Are CASA	FAV	WeAreCASA_FAV_SB626.pdf	FIN
Frazier, Rhys		FAV	In support of SB0626.pdf	FIN
Caveney, Cass		FAV	SB0626-Support.pdf	FIN
Testimony, All		N/A	Merged Testimony as of 2-24-2026 at 1004 AM	FIN
Senator Lam, Senator Lam		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	HLT
Koul, Michelle		FAV	No Testimony	HLT
Francis, Susan	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	FAV	hb1589.pdf	HLT
Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	FAV	Takoma Park 2026 - SB 626 FAV - Birth Certificate	HLT
Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	UNF	2026 SB0626 UNF.pdf	HLT
Hollywood, Nicole		FAV	Birth Certificate Modernization Act 2026.pdf	HLT
Shelley, Dana Vickers	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland	FWA	SB626_ACLUMD_DVS_FWA.pdf	HLT
Graham, Lizzy		FWA	SB0626_2026_testimony_Graham_Lizzy.pdf	HLT
Dove, S. Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	FAV	SB0626-Birth Cert Modernization Act (MCCR-FAV-XOve	HLT
McGarvie Crowley, Betty	UULM-MD	FWA	SB 626 - Birth Certificate Modernization, Favorabl	HLT
Mortoro, Lynn		FAV	SB0626 4:1:26 BIRTH CERTIFICATE.pdf	HLT
Elliott, Robyn		FAV	2026 ACNM SB 626 House Side.pdf	HLT
Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	UNF	No Testimony	HLT
Shaw, Emily		FWA	EmilyShaw_SB0626_FWA_2026_0401_Health.pdf	HLT
Britton, Anna		FWA	SB626 FAVw_amdts testimony Britton.pdf	HLT
Jasen, Debi		FWA	SB626 Favorable with Amendment 2026.pdf	HLT
Lang, Alan		UNF	No Testimony	HLT
Jasen, John	One Pasadena	FWA	Senate Bill 626 Favorable with Amendment One Pasad	HLT
Jasen, John		FWA	Senate Bill 626 FWA John Jasen.pdf	HLT
Vetter, Drew		FAV	SB0626 - House_FAV_MedChi_Sex Designation on Birth	HLT
Sweeney, Kellen		FWA	SB0626_KellenSweeney_favorable with amendment.pdf	HLT
Towne, Ezra		FWA	EzraTowne_SB0626_FAVwAmendment_2026_0330 (Health).	HLT
O'Malley, Katie Curran	Women's Law Center of Maryland	FWA	Cross-over SB 0626 Certificates of Birth, Licenses	HLT
Littell, Melinda		FWA	Testimony Supporting SB0626 033026.pdf	HLT
Lent, Michael		FWA	No Testimony	HLT
Hayes, Craig		FAV	No Testimony	HLT
Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	FWA	No Testimony	HLT
Duclos, Rebecca		FAV	SB 626 testimony.pdf	HLT
West, Christopher	Self	FAV	SB0626 - FAV Chris West.pdf	HLT
Tibbals, Trudy		UNF	SB 626_HB 1589_ Certificates of Birth, Licenses,	HLT
Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	SB0626_–_Certificates_of_Birth,_Licenses,_and_Iden	HLT
Wedding, Carl		FWA	Carl Wedding SB0626.pdf	HLT
Blinder , Lee	Trans Maryland	FWA	SB0626 - Birth Certificate Modernization Act - Ho	HLT
Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	FWA	TRAC - SB626 - FWA.pdf	HLT
Gebhard, Kristopher	Soul Soil Healing	FWA	SB0626 support Birth certificate modernization tes	HLT
Hoffman, Charlotte		INFO	In Person - Oral Testimony 2026-03-30 SB0626 Testimony of Charlotte Hoffman i	HLT
West, Debra		FAV	SB0626 - FAV BCMA Debra West.pdf	HLT
Hill, Catherine	Trans Maryland	FAV	Catherine_Hill_SB0626_FWA_2026_0401_Health.pdf	HLT
Caveney, Cass		FWA	SB0626-House-FWA.pdf	HLT
Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	FWA	FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT SB0626 Birth Certificate	HLT
Collina, Lu		FWA	Testimony on SB0626.pdf	HLT
SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	FWA	SB 626 SWASC FWA.pdf	HLT
Ellicott, Abbie		FWA	SB 626 SUPPORT with one amendment.pdf	HLT
Lampila, Carolyn		FWA	SB 626 - Favorable with Amendments .pdf	HLT
Wilkerson, Alice	Advance Maryland	FWA	SB 626 - FWA - Public Comments.pdf	HLT
Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	FWA	SB626_MoCoCouncil_FWA_Frey (GA26).pdf	HLT
Doss, Coen		FWA	SB626_Testimony.pdf	HLT
Mercer, Jennifer	Reproductive Justice Maryland Action	FAV	SB 626 - House - FAV.pdf	HLT
Meyerovich, Mark		UNF	No Testimony	HLT
Farris, Jaden	Glisten(formerly GLSEN) Maryland	FWA	BCMA Glisten(formerly GLSEN) MD 2026 FWA .pdf	HLT
kenna, ida	Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America	FWA	kenna_ida-21218-SB626-Favorable_with_Amendments.pd	HLT
Buzdygon, VL		FWA	FWA SB626 BCMA.pdf	HLT
smith, khristine	SURJ/ Coalition for LGBTQ Students	FWA	SB0626- letter to health committee.pdf	HLT
Petrides, Stephanie		FAV	No Testimony	HLT
Amador-Hernandez, Ninfa	We Are CASA	FWA	CASA_FAV_SB626.pdf	HLT
Pease, M		FWA	TMD Research - FWA - SB626.pdf	HLT
Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	FWA	No Testimony	HLT

Committee Testimony and Witness Signup

SB0626 - Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Finance 2/25/2026 1:00:00 PM

Health 4/1/2026 1:00:00 PM