Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [SB-771]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; etc.
SB-771: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2023) [SB-744]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
SB-744: Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
Correctional Services - Murder - Diminution Credits [SB-569]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility.
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [SB-684]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the name and telephone number of the lead victim services employee of the State's Attorney's office of the county in which the sentenced defendant or child respondent was prosecuted.
SB-684: Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
Children Charged as Adults - Confinement [SB-704]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing certain provisions requiring a certain court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain child to be held in a certain secure juvenile facility while the child is awaiting trial or other legal process, except under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-704: Children Charged as Adults - Confinement
Sponsored by: Sen.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
Workgroup to Study Reentry [HB-661]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Reentry; requiring the Workgroup to examine the current role of State and local agencies in the reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals after completing their terms of confinement in State and local correctional facilities; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations regarding policy changes for improvement of reentry to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
HB-661: Workgroup to Study Reentry
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-459]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.
City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-640]
[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-640: City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023
Workgroup to Study Reentry [SB-499]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Reentry; requiring the Workgroup to examine the current role of State and local agencies in the reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals after completing their terms of confinement in State and local correctional facilities; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations regarding policy changes for improvement of reentry to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2024.
SB-499: Workgroup to Study Reentry
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Condition by Incarcerated Person - Victim Contact [SB-487]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a certain incarcerated person from violating a condition of pretrial or posttrial release or other pretrial or posttrial condition prohibiting the person from contacting, harassing, or abusing an alleged victim or going in or near an alleged victim's residence or place of employment.
SB-487: Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Condition by Incarcerated Person - Victim Contact
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 681 on 05/16/2023
Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Condition by Incarcerated Person - Victim Contact [HB-411]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a certain incarcerated person from violating a condition of pretrial or posttrial release or other pretrial or posttrial condition prohibiting the person from contacting, harassing, or abusing an alleged victim or going in or near an alleged victim's residence or place of employment.
HB-411: Criminal Procedure - Violation of Pretrial or Posttrial Condition by Incarcerated Person - Victim Contact
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 682 on 05/16/2023
Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [HB-426]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to report certain information regarding the gender identities of inmates and the housing status of transgender, nonbinary, or intersex inmates; prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; etc.
HB-426: Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [HB-416]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist inmates in accessing federal Pell grants for higher education; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to set goals for the number of inmates in education programs and establish tracking systems relating to the number of inmates and their progress in education programs; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Human Services to assist the Maryland Department of Labor in establishing certain tracking systems.
HB-416: Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2023
Frederick County – Adult Detention Center – Polygraph Examinations of Employees [HB-439]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Exempting individuals who apply for employment or are employed in any capacity that involves direct personal contact with an inmate in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center from the prohibition on employers requiring an employee or a prospective employee to take a polygraph examination or similar test as a condition of prospective or continued employment.
HB-439: Frederick County – Adult Detention Center – Polygraph Examinations of Employees
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
Corrections - Incarcerated Individuals [SB-293]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the term "inmate" to be "incarcerated individual" meaning an individual who is actually or constructively detained or confined in a correctional facility.
SB-293: Corrections - Incarcerated Individuals
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 721 on 05/16/2023
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence [SB-295]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a certain motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
SB-295: Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2023
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [HB-385]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.