Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023) [SB-257]
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Establishing the Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals; requiring the Task Force to analyze data related to no-charge prison phone call programs in other states, evaluate the projected program cost to the State, and evaluate and make recommendations to allow for no-charge phone calls by individuals confined in State correctional facilities while minimizing financial cost to the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2023.
SB-257: Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
You have voted SB-257: Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023).
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence [HB-330]
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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.
HB-330: Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2023
Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance [HB-228]
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[Drones ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, an agency, or a political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions; and defining "persistent aerial surveillance" as the use of aircraft to record video or a concurrent series of images or pictures that when viewed in aggregate depict a person's actions over time.
HB-228: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
Relating To Recidivism Reduction. [HB-737]
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Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to award credits to parolees for compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision that accordingly reduce the overall term of parole supervision.
HB-737: Relating To Recidivism Reduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Gates
Referred To Cmv, Jha, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023
Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment [SB-190]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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Requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be screened for substance use disorder at intake regardless of the jurisdiction or the length of the individual's sentence, be referred to health care providers, and be provided with certain medications and treatment; requiring a correctional unit to arrange for health insurance coverage and follow-up health care before release of a pregnant incarcerated individual; and requiring that a pregnant incarcerated individual be provided with medical records on release.
SB-190: Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2023
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, review hearings. [HB-2412]
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Geriatric prisoners; conditional release; review hearings. Directs the Parole Board to review annually all petitions for geriatric conditional release. The bill provides that the Parole Board may, however, defer subsequent hearings for up to three years if an initial hearing was held and the petition for conditional release was denied. The bill also requires that, in situations in which a person who is otherwise eligible for parole under current law also files a petition for geriatric conditional release, the Parole Board conduct the reviews for
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Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification [HB-156]
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Altering the circumstances under which an individual may be disqualified from jury service; and 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 probation, is not qualified for jury service.
HB-156: Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/01 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [HB-157]
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Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates; and requiring the Commission to report certain information relating to outcomes of parole considerations under the process to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board.
HB-157: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2023
Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms [HB-135]
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Specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; authorizing a certain person serving a certain term of confinement for an offense relating to volume dealing in cocaine base or cannabis or a drug kingpin with regard to cocaine base or cannabis imposed on or before a certain date to file a certain motion to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; altering the penalties for certain crimes related to firearms; etc.
HB-135: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Third Reading Passed (32-14) on 04/10/2023
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, review hearings. [SB-1242]
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Geriatric prisoners; conditional release; review hearings. Directs the Parole Board to review annually all petitions for geriatric conditional release. The bill provides that the Parole Board may, however, defer subsequent hearings for up to three years if an initial hearing was held and the petition for conditional release was denied. The bill also requires that, in situations in which a person who is otherwise eligible for parole under current law also files a petition for geriatric conditional release, the Parole Board conduct the reviews for
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Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. [HB-2249]
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Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to expedite, to the extent possible, the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card and the issuance of such identification and documents.
HB-2249: Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Left In Appropriations on 02/07/2023
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole [SB-98]
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Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates.
SB-98: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2023