Correctional Institutions
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing [SB-702]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System [SB-694]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman to engage an independent consultant to perform a comprehensive assessment of the State's correctional system beginning on or before October 1, 2026; altering the items required to be included in a certain annual report of the Office; and requiring the consultant to complete the assessment and provide the Office with a written report of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension [HB-877]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
Extending the time for submission of the interim report and final report of the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission by 3 years; and extending the termination date for the Commission by 3 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 110 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) [SB-647]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a certain voter hotline for incarcerated individuals; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) [SB-632]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to direct the procurement processes for the construction of a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual [HB-779]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the establishment of a medication review committee within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services that convenes to determine whether to approve the administration of psychotropic medication to a certain incarcerated individual under certain circumstances; providing that psychotropic medication may not be administered to an incarcerated individual who refuses the medication except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements [HB-696]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) [HB-710]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a certain voter hotline for incarcerated individuals; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Crime Act of 2025) [HB-653]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a certain State or local correctional facility, on request of the United States Department of Homeland Security, to transfer a certain undocumented immigrant to the United States Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) [HB-593]
[Public Health ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring certain libraries, beginning January 1, 2026, to place an automated external defibrillator in a prominent area accessible to employees and library users, to provide maintenance for the automated external defibrillator, and to comply with the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program; granting certain immunities to libraries and individuals under certain circumstances; requiring by December 1, 2026, a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the use of defibrillators in libraries; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 614 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing [HB-647]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements [SB-490]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Eliminating citizenship requirements for boards and commissions; and requiring that members of boards, committees, commissions, task forces, and workgroups reflect the full diversity of the State to the extent practicable.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-378]
[Libraries ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Family Literacy Pilot Program administered by the State Library Agency in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Correctional Education Council to foster and strengthen family relationships by enabling certain incarcerated individuals to read aloud to their children by preparing a recording of a children's book; and requiring the State Library Agency to submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of the Program on or before December 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 368 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) [SB-369]
[Public Health ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring certain libraries, beginning January 1, 2026, to place an automated external defibrillator in a certain area and maintain the functionality of the automated external defibrillator and comply with the Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program; granting certain immunities to libraries and individuals for certain acts or omissions under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to submit a certain report by December 1, 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 613 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025) [SB-387]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility with custody of an undocumented immigrant who is serving a sentence in the facility for conviction of a crime, on request of the United States Department of Homeland Security, to transfer the undocumented immigrant to the United States Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications [HB-401]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the use of telephone equipment and telephone services by incarcerated individuals in State correctional facilities; prohibiting a State correctional facility and telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual for the indivdual's use of telephone equipment and services while in the facility; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025) [HB-403]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility with custody of an undocumented immigrant who is serving a sentence in the facility for conviction of a crime, on request of the United States Department of Homeland Security, to transfer the undocumented immigrant to the United States Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-415]
[Libraries ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Family Literacy Pilot Program administered by the State Library Agency in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Correctional Education Council to enable certain incarcerated individuals to read aloud to their children by preparing a recording; and requiring the State Library Agency to submit a certain report on or before December 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 367 on 05/06/2025
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Maine 132nd Legislature
An Act to Facilitate the Improvement of Credit Scores of Residents of Department of Corrections Facilities [HB-97]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act to Facilitate the Improvement of Credit Scores of Residents of Department of Corrections Facilities
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Sayre
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 03/18/2025
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Maine 132nd Legislature
An Act to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Support Workers at Department of Corrections Facilities and Study Correctional Service Fees and Collections [SB-18]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
An Act to Offset the Costs of Client Medical Care Support Workers at Department of Corrections Facilities and Study Correctional Service Fees and Collections
Sponsored by: Sen. Marianne Moore
Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Or Regular Session Of The 132nd Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 800. on 06/25/2025