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Panel weighs House Bill 499 to broaden expungement eligibility and fix probation-bar rule
Summary
Supporters, including the governor’s office and legal aid groups, urged the Judiciary Committee to pass House Bill 499, a broad expungement reform aimed at clarifying that probation violations are not a categorical bar and adding several misdemeanors to the eligible list.
The House Judiciary Committee heard a broad coalition back Governor Wes Moore’s proposal, House Bill 499, to expand expungement eligibility and clarify the effect of probation violations. Miles Hicks of the governor’s office framed the bill as part of a continuing statewide effort that followed last year’s mass clemency order on cannabis convictions. The bill’s principal features include clarifying that probation violations do not permanently bar expungement eligibility, adding a set of misdemeanors to the list of expungible charges, and shielding records related to the governor’s cannabis pardons from public view.
State and nonprofit supporters emphasized…
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