Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses [SB-1098]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for rape in the first degree in a State or local correctional facility.
SB-1098: Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 712 on 05/16/2024
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act) [HB-1022]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
Establishing requirements regarding the provision of ballot drop boxes and information related to voting to eligible voters by correctional facilities and the State Board of Elections; establishing a Voting Rights Ombudsman for Incarcerated Individuals; 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; etc.
HB-1022: Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - Alterations [SB-890]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Altering certain benefits that a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted of a crime is entitled to receive; requiring the State to notify a certain individual of certain information in writing under certain circumstances when the State intends to reduce or prevent an award of compensation to the individual; and repealing obsolete provisions of law relating to the filing of a certain petition for compensation.
SB-890: Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/25/2024
City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-960]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Frederick.
HB-960: City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 983 on 05/16/2024
Juvenile Law - Restrictive Housing - Limitations [HB-855]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; prohibiting the placement of a minor in restrictive housing for more than 6 hours; and authorizing a correctional facility to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request.
HB-855: Juvenile Law - Restrictive Housing - Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [HB-724]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
HB-724: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [SB-620]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in certain education programs, establish tracking systems relating to the number of incarcerated individuals and their progress in certain education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; etc.
SB-620: Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 943 on 05/16/2024
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission [SB-623]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim report of its findings and recommendations by June 1, 2025, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by January 1, 2026.
Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting [HB-565]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility; and requiring the Department, by December 31 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly the number of investigations completed and the number of cases referred by the Department for prosecution for the preceding calendar year.
HB-565: Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 956 on 05/16/2024
Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification [HB-446]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and is currently serving the sentence imposed for the conviction, including a term of parole or probation, or has been convicted of a crime involving or relating to perjury, witness intimidation, jury intimidation, or fraud or a related crime is not qualified for jury service.
HB-446: Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors [HB-435]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a court, if an obligor becomes incarcerated, to determine that a material change of circumstances warranting a modification of child support has occurred, provided that the party's ability to pay child support is sufficiently reduced due to the incarceration.
HB-435: Child Support - Incarcerated Obligors
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 427 on 05/09/2024
Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence [SB-389]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing an individual who is at least 60 years old and has been imprisoned for at least 20 years to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence, unless the court has held a hearing on a similar motion in the preceding 5 years; and requiring a court to consider certain factors in determining whether to grant a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence and to issue its decision in writing or on the record in open court.
SB-389: Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2024
Criminal Law - Firearms - Exception to Trespass Prohibition [SB-404]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing an exemption for a certain person who enters or trespasses on real property while wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm under certain circumstances.
SB-404: Criminal Law - Firearms - Exception to Trespass Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 04/02/2024
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [HB-346]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc.
HB-346: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024