Committee Testimony and Witness Signup
SB0937 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
Judicial Proceedings 3/11/2026 1:00:00 PM
Economic Matters 4/2/2026 1:00:00 PM
As of: 5/14/2026 6:58:29 AM
| Name | Organization | Position | Testimony | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Henson, Senator Henson | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
JPR | |
| Goldstein, Laura | Montgomery County Counseling Center | FAV | No Testimony | JPR |
| Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | SB0937_Fair_Chance_Housing_Act.pdf | JPR |
| ANDERSON, ARLISA | Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) | INFO | SB 937-JPC-LOI.pdf | JPR |
| Kovacs, Lisa | Maryland Association of Local Management Boards | FAV | SB937 MALMB Testimony.docx (1).pdf | JPR |
| Clark, Ashley | Harris Jones & Malone, LLC | FWA | SB937.pdf | JPR |
| Johnson, Qiana | Life After Release | FAV | No Testimony | JPR |
| Kemerer, Hannibal | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | FAV | 2026-03-11 SB 937 OPD (FAV).pdf | JPR |
| Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | FAV | Testimony in support of SB0937 - Maryland Fair Cha | JPR |
| Sarro, Lisa | Community Legal Services | FAV | SB 937 - CLS Support - Fair Chance in Housing Act. | JPR |
| Hovermale, Emily | Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership | FAV | SB 937_Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership_FAV. | JPR |
| Robinson, Ramieka | Goucher Prison Education Program & BUILD | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony BUILD Seanate Testimony in Support of the Fair Cha |
JPR |
| Blaha, Katherine | SURJ | FAV | Testimony in Support of SB0937_Blaha_Sanctuary Mar | JPR |
| Mauer, William | UNF | No Testimony | JPR | |
| Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | INFO | SB 937_Consumer Protection Division_Information_FI | JPR |
| Gaines, Martaze | Legal Defense Fund | FAV | Gaines, M. SB937FAV Testimony.pdf | JPR |
| Ortega, Chelsea | Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC | FAV | SB 937 Testimony.pdf | JPR |
| Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer | Economic Action Maryland Fund | FAV | SB937_FAV_EconAction.pdf | JPR |
| Davis, Katherine | Pro Bono Resource Center | FAV | SB 937 - PBRC - FAV.pdf | JPR |
| SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | FAV | SB 937 - SWASC - Fair Chance Housing - FAV.pdf | JPR |
| Girard, Meredith | Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono) | FAV | SB937_ShoreLegalAccess_FAVORABLE.pdf | JPR |
| Rhudy, Kate | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | FAV | No Testimony | JPR |
| Jones, Brenda | Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) | FWA |
Declaration of Dr Karl Hanson.pdf
SB937 FAIR FWA.pdf |
JPR |
| Nosbaum, Ray | FAV | SB 937 Ray Nosbaum, LBHAT FAV.pdf | JPR | |
| Puentes, Erica | Progressive Maryland | FAV | Progressive Maryland. SB937. FAV.pdf | JPR |
| Turner, Albert | Renters United Maryland | FAV | PJC SB 937 FAV.pdf | JPR |
| Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | FAV | Health Care for the Homeless - SB 937 FAV - Fair C | JPR |
| Schumitz, Kali | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | FAV | SB 937_MD Center on Economic Policy_FAV.pdf | JPR |
| and Thibault Manekin, Minister Thomas Anderson | BUILD & Seawall | FAV | Thomas Anderson and Thibault Manekin 2026-3-11.pdf | JPR |
| Scott, Waunita | Mavrik Village | FAV | Waunita Scott - March 2026 HB 1073_SB 937 testimon | JPR |
| Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | FAV | SB0937_DHCD_SUPPORT.pdf | JPR |
| Girdner, Linnie | FAV | Testimony FOR SB0937 Fair Chance -LG.pdf | JPR | |
| Shah, Zafar | Maryland Legal Aid | FAV | SB0937 - Maryland Legal Aid - FAV.pdf | JPR |
| Auteri, Gabriel | Harris Jones and Malone | FWA | No Testimony | JPR |
| Wheaton, David | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund | FAV | LDF Fair Chance at Housing written testimony 3.9.2 | JPR |
| Bae, John | Vera Institute of Justice | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB937 FAV Vera Institute of Justice.pdf |
JPR |
| Losak, Matthew | Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc. | FAV | SB937 Testimony.pdf | JPR |
| Muckle, Lonia | CASH Campaign of Maryland | FAV | 3.09 - SB 937 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential | JPR |
| Rodriguez, Victoria | FAV | SB0937 - FAV - RR.pdf | JPR | |
| Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | FAV | No Testimony | JPR |
| Anleu, Brian | FWA | AOBA SB937 FWA.pdf | JPR | |
| Castelli, William | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB 937_realtors_unf.pdf |
JPR |
| Yost, E.V. | FAV | DRM Testimony - SB 937 - Favorable.pdf | JPR | |
| Lent, Michael | FAV | Favorable SB937.pdf | JPR | |
| DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | UNF | No Testimony | JPR |
| Henson, Senator Shaneka | FAV | SB0937sponsor testimony3.11final.pdf | JPR | |
| Meyerovich, Mark | UNF | No Testimony | JPR | |
| Speaks, Terry | Out for Justice | FAV | SB0937_OFJ_FAV_TrevericSpeaks.pdf | JPR |
| Testimony, All | N/A | Merged Testimony as of 3-10-2026 at 912 AM | JPR | |
| Senator Henson, Senator Henson | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ECM | |
| Lang, Alan | UNF | No Testimony | ECM | |
| Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | SB0937_Fair_Chance_Housing_Act.pdf | ECM |
| Mercer, Jennifer | FAV | SB 937 - Fair Chance - FAV - HOUSE.pdf | ECM | |
| Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | FAV | X_SB0937_DHCD_SUPPORT.pdf | ECM |
| Muckle, Lonia | CASH Campaign of Maryland | FAV | 3.31 - SB 937 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential | ECM |
| Kemerer, Hannibal | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | FAV | 2026-04-02 SB 937 OPD (Crossover FAV).pdf | ECM |
| Puentes, Erica | Progressive Maryland | FAV | Progressive Maryland. SB937. House Economic Matter | ECM |
| Nosbaum, Ray | FAV | SB 937 Residential Leases - Criminal History Recor | ECM | |
| Tibbals, Trudy | UNF | No Testimony | ECM | |
| Ortega, Chelsea | Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC | FAV | SB 937 House Testimony.pdf | ECM |
| Yost, E.V. | FAV | DRM Testimony - SB 937 Economic Matters Committee | ECM | |
| Sarro, Lisa | Community Legal Services | FAV | SB 937 - Crossover - CLS Support - Fair Chance in | ECM |
| Scott, Waunita | Mavrik Village | FAV | Waunita Scott - March 2026 HB 1073_SB 937 testimon | ECM |
| and Thibault Manekin, Minister Thomas Anderson | BUILD & Seawall | FAV | Thomas Anderson and Thibault Manekin 2026-3-31.pdf | ECM |
| Robinson, Ramieka | Goucher Prison Education Program & BUILD | FAV | FINAL BUILD Senate Testimony in Support of the Fai | ECM |
| Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | INFO | SB 937_Crossover_Consumer Protection Division_Lett | ECM |
| Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | FAV | Health Care for the Homeless - SB 937 FAV - Fair C | ECM |
| Meyerovich, Mark | UNF | No Testimony | ECM | |
| Jones, Brenda | Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) | UNF | SB937 FAIR UNF.pdf | ECM |
| Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer | Economic Action Maryland Fund | FAV | SB937_FAV_EconAction_Cross.pdf | ECM |
| Bae, John | Vera Institute of Justice | FAV | SB937 FAV Vera Institute of Justice 033126.pdf | ECM |
| Zelaya, Michelle | Maryland Catholic Conference | FAV | Maryland Catholic Conference_FAVSB937_HOUSE CROSS. | ECM |
| Wheaton, David | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony LDF Fair Chance at Housing written testimony 3.9.2 |
ECM |
| Krieger, Betsy | Be the Change Bmore | FAV | TESTIMONY FOR SB0937.pdf | ECM |
| Turner, Albert | Renters United Maryland | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony PJC SB 937 House FAV.pdf |
ECM |
| Shah, Zafar | Maryland Legal Aid | FWA | SB0937 - Maryland Legal Aid - FWA - House ECM.pdf | ECM |
| Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | FAV | SB0937 - crossover bill - FAV - Maryland Fair Chan | ECM |
| Losak, Matthew | Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc. | FAV | SB937 Testimony.pdf | ECM |
| Schumitz, Kali | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | FAV | SB 937_MD Center on Economic Policy_FAV.pdf | ECM |
| Lent, Michael | FAV | No Testimony | ECM | |
| Auteri, Gabriel | Harris Jones and Malone | FWA | MMHA SB937 ECM Testimony 4.2.26 2.pdf | ECM |
| Henson, Senator Shaneka | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB937SponsorApr2.pdf |
ECM | |
| Castelli, William | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | UNF | SB 937X_realtors_unf.pdf | ECM |
| Taylor, Zachary | CDIA | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB937 CDIA UNF.pdf |
ECM |
| SWASC, UM | Social Work Advocates for Social Change | FAV | SB 937 - SWASC - Fair Chance Housing - XF - FAV.pd | ECM |
| Anleu, Brian | FWA | AOBA SB937 FWA.pdf | ECM | |
| Senator Henson, Senator Henson | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ECM |
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