CJ Current Session

Criminal Justice and the 2026 Session

HB 84 / SB 138 - Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act

The PATH Act is a groundbreaking piece of legislation designed to transform Maryland’s criminal justice response to survivors of domestic violence – particularly those whose offense is directly linked to abuse, coercion and trauma. The proposed legislation establishes that domestic violence may be considered a mitigating factor at sentencing or upon motion of modification for certain offenses, and that the court may depart from mandatory minimums or sentencing guidelines in imposing a just and appropriate sentence.

SB 162 / HB 876 - Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

This bill would ensure that people who have been rehabilitated and have transformed their lives after years in prison have a meaningful avenue for release. This bill provides a path through the courts that would allow prisoners who have served at least 20 years to request hearings for possible resentencing.

HB 224 / SB 97 - Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment

Establishes a coordinated, interagency partnership among the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Maryland Department of Health to create a voluntary prerelease program to streamline the application processes such as the Supplemental Nutritional Program, Temporary Cash Assistance and the Maryland Medical Department of Health.

HB 108 / SB 61 - Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program

The bill provides for formerly incarcerated individuals to assist newly and potentially un-incarcerated individuals as they re-enter society. These interactions add a deeper, more personal, and more effective way to prepare someone to return to society.

The program targets six main areas to practice needed skills: health, nutrition, employment, finance, legal requirements, and academic focuses.

HB 310 / SB 268 - Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities

HB 187 / SB 320 - Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding

SB 752 - Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System -

this bill was introduced last year and would have created a Comprehensive Commission to study and reform the racial disparity.

Juvenile Justice Reform:

Our youth who have criminal issues fall under the Juvenile Justice System. While massive legislation was passed to reform the System in 2022, lawmakers have continued to work on adjustments as well. One on-going challenge has been to decide whether all juvenile offenders should first be placed into the juvenile system or should those charged with specific crimes be placed in the adult population. Charging a child with a crime and processing him or her through the adult criminal justice system is a significant decision with potentially devastating consequences for the child, the family, the community, and society as a whole.

For more information, please contact Criminal Justice Reform Issue Team Lead Candy Clark at CriminalJustice@uulmmd.org.

Subject	Bill Number	XFile Bill Number	Sponsor	Title	Status	Current Location	Priority	Position	Action	Synopsis
Domestic Violence as Mitigating Factor	HB0084	SB0138	Delegate Smith	Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	Priority	Support	Contact your Delegate on Committee	Authorizing the introduction of evidence that a certain defendant was the victim of domestic violence and that the domestic violence was a significant contributing factor to the commission of a certain crime as a mitigating factor at sentencing of the defendant or a hearing on a motion for modification or reduction of a sentence; and establishing related procedures.
Domestic Violence as Mitigating Factor	SB0138	HB0084	Senator Henson	Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Authorizing the introduction of evidence that a certain defendant was the victim of domestic violence and that the domestic violence was a significant contributing factor to the commission of a certain crime as a mitigating factor at sentencing of the defendant or a hearing on a motion for modification or reduction of a sentence; and establishing related procedures.
Expungement -Terminated without Finding	HB0187	SB0320	Delegate Taylor	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	Priority	Support	Contact your Delegate on Committee	Authorizing the expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having been terminated without finding.
Expungement -Terminated without Finding	SB0320	HB0187	Senator Muse	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Authorizing the expungement of a disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the court as having been terminated without finding.
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System	SB0752		Senator Sydnor	Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Establishing the Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System to study and make recommendations on certain matters involving the disparate treatment of African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-White individuals in the State's criminal justice system and other criminal justice issues in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before September 1, 2028.
Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation	HB0876	SB0162	Delegate Simmons	Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation	First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary	Priority	Support	Contact your Delegate on Committee	Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence.
Reduction of Sentence-Repeal Limitation	SB0162	HB0876	Senator West	Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Repeal of Sentencing Date Limitation	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Repealing the sentencing date limitation of October 1, 2021, for an individual convicted as an adult of an offense committed when the individual was a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence.
Reentry and Reintegration Supports	HB0224	SB0097	Chair, Appropriations Committee	Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment	Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Priority	Support	Bill Withdrawn	Establishing a coordinated, interagency partnership among the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Maryland Department of Health to create a voluntary prerelease benefits and identification application process for covered benefits for individuals being released from State correctional facilities; requiring by April 1, 2027, the Departments to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a secure data sharing process for certain purposes; etc.
Reentry and Reintegration Supports	SB0097	HB0224	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment	Hearing canceled	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Establishing a coordinated, interagency partnership among the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Maryland Department of Health to create a voluntary prerelease benefits and identification application process for covered benefits for individuals being released from State correctional facilities; requiring by April 1, 2027, the Departments to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a secure data sharing process for certain purposes; etc.
Release Preparation Program	HB0108	SB0061	Delegate Pasteur	Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections	Priority	Support	Contact your Delegate on Committee	Establishing the Release Preparation Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and altering the purposes of the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to include providing funds to cover the costs of supporting the Release Preparation Program.
Release Preparation Program	SB0061	HB0108	Senator Sydnor	Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program	Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings)	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Establishing the Release Preparation Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and altering the purposes of the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to include providing funds to cover the costs of supporting the Release Preparation Program.
Restrictive Housing - Disabilities	SB0268	HB0310	Senator Henson	Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings	Priority	Support	Contact your Senator on Committee	Authorizing an applicable clinical professional to assess, at the time of intake at a State correctional facility, a newly incarcerated individual for a developmental or intellectual disability; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; prohibiting a State correctional facility from putting a certain incarcerated individual in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in a 30-day period unless the individual commits a certain prohibited act; etc.
Restrictive Housing - Disabilities	HB0310	SB0268	Delegate Kaufman	Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	Priority	Support	Contact your Delegate on Committee	Authorizing an incarcerated individual to undergo a certain assessment at intake at a State correctional facility by a certain clinical professional; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; and prohibiting a State correctional facility from putting a certain incarcerated individual in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in a 30-day time period unless the individual commits a certain prohibited act.
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing	SB0908		Senator Love	Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings	?			Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; 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; requiring a certain individual in restrictive housing to be offered a certain amount of time outside the individual's cell each day; etc.
Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations	HB0921		Delegate Moreno	Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary	?	Support		Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; establishing that a minor may not be placed in restrictive housing solely for the purposes of discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, or staff shortages; authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request; and specifying certain protocols for minors placed in restrictive housing.
Reentry Readiness Program	SB0944		Senator Charles	Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings	?			Establishing the Reentry Readiness Program in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and requiring the Department to work jointly with the Motor Vehicle Administration, the Division of Vital Records in the Maryland Department of Health, and the Department of Labor to staff and administer the Program.
Adult Prison School Board Model	HB0438		Delegate Pasteur	Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)	Ways and Means				Establishing the Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee to develop a comprehensive plan for a school board system to oversee correctional education for individuals subject to the criminal and juvenile justice systems; and requiring the Committee to issue an interim report by June 1, 2027, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2028.
Community Safety and Intervention Funding	HB0987		Delegate Ivey	Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act)	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)	Judiciary				Altering the mandated appropriation for the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter; and establishing authorized distribution amounts from the Fund.
Comprehensive Rehab Prerelease Svs for Females	HB0667		Delegate Ruff	Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals	Hearing canceled	Judiciary				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 Correction to make gender-responsive services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2026; etc.
Comprehensive Rehab Prerelease Svs for Females	HB0935	SB0187	Delegate Crutchfield	Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				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 Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2026; etc.
Comprehensive Rehab Prerelease Svs for Females	SB0187	HB0935	Senator Washington, M.	Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals	Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings)	Judicial Proceedings				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 Correction to make gender-responsive services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the implementation of comprehensive prerelease services for certain individuals by September 1, 2026; etc.
Custodial Interrogation of Minors	HB0626		Delegate Acevero	Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act)	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
DJS Employees - Prohibited Convictions	HB0475		Delegate Pippy	Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act)	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Prohibiting the Department of Juvenile Services from hiring or retaining an individual convicted of certain crimes.
Diminution of a Term of Confinement	HB0697		Delegate Grammer	Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence in a State or local correctional facility for murder in the first degree that occurred on or after October 1, 2026.
Drug Paraphernalia - Repeal	SB0327	HB0551	Senator McCray	Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Repealing prohibitions relating to drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia.
Drug Paraphernalia - Repeal	HB0551	SB0327	Delegate Simpson	Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Repealing prohibitions relating to drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia.
Education and Workforce Skills Training	HB0612		Delegate Pasteur	Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections				Requiring the Director of Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions to consult with the State Correctional Ombudsman about the operation of education and workforce skills training programs in adult correctional institutions; establishing the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals in the Maryland Department of Labor; and authorizing the Governor in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter to provide sufficient funding for the program in the annual budget bill.
Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)	SB0483	HB0360	Senator McKay	Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Judiciary to expunge all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Department and the Judiciary to expunge certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.
Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)	HB0360	SB0483	Delegate Moon	Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement (Clean Slate Act of 2026)	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Judiciary to expunge all cases meeting certain criteria on or before July 1, 2028; and requiring the Department and the Judiciary to expunge certain newly eligible cases on a monthly basis.
Expungement - Drug Distribution	HB0824		Delegate Stinnett	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of Distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substance	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Altering a certain list of felony convictions that are eligible for expungement to include distributing or dispensing a controlled dangerous substance.
Expungement - Effect	HB0362		Delegate Grammer	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Effect	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Establishing that a person who has been granted an expungement shall be determined for all purposes not to have been arrested for, cited for, charged with, or convicted of the underlying offense.
Expungement - Electronic Courts System	HB0131	SB0315	Delegate Moon	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Clarifying that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State to deny the person's application for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service; providing that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for an educational institution to expel or refuse to admit the person; etc.
Expungement - Electronic Courts System	SB0315	HB0131	Senator Waldstreicher	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Adverse Actions and Removal From Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) System	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Clarifying that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State to deny the person's application for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service; providing that refusal by a person to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged may not be the sole reason for an educational institution to expel or refuse to admit the person; etc.
Expungement - Good Cause	HB0169	SB0525	Delegate Ruff	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction a certain period of time after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to grant a petition on a showing of good cause; and providing that a denial of a petition may not be appealed and a subsequent petition may not be filed for a certain period of time.
Expungement - Good Cause	SB0525	HB0169	Senator Washington, M.	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of any misdemeanor or felony conviction a certain period of time after the completion of the sentence, parole, probation, and any other form of mandatory treatment associated with the conviction; authorizing a court to grant a petition on a showing of good cause; and providing that a denial of a petition may not be appealed and a subsequent petition may not be filed for a certain period of time.
Expungement Laws Study	SB0464	HB0819	Senator Muse	Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Establishing the Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2027.
Expungement Laws Study	HB0819	SB0464	Delegate Stinnett	Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Establishing the Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland for issues of efficiency and equity; and requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2027.
Expungement-Failure to Report for Confinement	HB0397		Delegate Grammer	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of a conviction of failure to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement; and prohibiting a person from filing a petition for expungement of a conviction of failure to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement until 15 years after the completion of the sentence.
First Degree Murder-Diminution Credits-Prohibited	HB0463		Delegate Buckel	First Degree Murder - Diminution Credits - Prohibition	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Oppose		Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree in a State or local correctional facility.
ID Cards of Incarcerated People	HB0022		Delegate Schindler	Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections				Requiring a certain correctional facility to return a certain identification card or driver's license to a certain incarcerated individual at or before the time of the individual's release from confinement under certain circumstances; requiring the Commissioner of Corrections and the managing official of a local correctional facility to provide certain forms and work with a certain incarcerated individual to ensure a certain identification card or driver's license is available at the time of release from confinement; etc.
Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake	HB0184	SB0008	Delegate Pasteur	Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.
Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake	SB0008	HB0184	Senator Hester	Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations	Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Prohibiting a person from utilizing certain personal identifying information or engaging in certain conduct in order to cause physical injury, serious emotional distress, or economic damages; prohibiting a person from using certain artificial intelligence or certain deepfake representations for certain purposes; providing penalties of 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of up $10,000 or both where one victim is involved, and for two or more victims the term of imprisonment is up to 10 years and the fine is up to $15,000 or both; etc.
Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry	HB0507	SB0305	Delegate Ruff	Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Extending the fiscal years through 2029 in which the Governor may include an appropriation of $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for certain qualifying nonprofit organizations that provide automotive repair training and reentry assistance to incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; and extending the termination date for provisions relating to funding for certain services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry	SB0305	HB0507	Senator Hettleman	Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension	Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation				Extending the fiscal years through 2029 in which the Governor may include an appropriation of $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for certain qualifying nonprofit organizations that provide automotive repair training and reentry assistance to incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; and extending the termination date for provisions relating to funding for certain services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Incarcerated Individuals - Menstrual Hygiene	HB0891		Delegate Conaway	Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Menstrual Hygiene	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections				Requiring the Patuxent Institution and each State and local correctional facility to maintain records on instances of items damaged or destroyed due to visible leakage of menstrual discharge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Patuxent Institution and each State and local correctional facility from subjecting female incarcerated individuals to disciplinary measures for items damaged or destroyed without malicious intent due to visible leakage of menstrual discharge; etc.
Incarcerated Job Training Act	HB0194		Delegate Metzgar	Incarcerated Job Training Act	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections				Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing that the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.
Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals	HB0592		Delegate Mireku-North	Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)	Judiciary				Establishing the Task Force to Study Forced Infant Separation From Incarcerated Individuals to study and make recommendations regarding methods to reduce forced infant separation in the State and facilitate bonds between postpartum incarcerated individuals and their children; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2027.
Juvenile Justice Restoration Act	HB0449		Delegate Schmidt	Juvenile Justice Restoration Act	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct an otherwise lawful custodial interrogation of a child if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consents to the custodial interrogation of the child without the child's consultation with an attorney.
Juveniles - Detention and Confinement	SB0296	HB0389	Senator Love	Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Altering and establishing certain provisions relating to the detention, confinement, and transportation of children arrested, convicted, or awaiting trial for certain offenses.
Juveniles - Detention and Confinement	HB0389	SB0296	Delegate Bartlett	Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Altering and establishing certain provisions relating to the detention, confinement, and transportation of children arrested, convicted, or awaiting trial on certain charges.
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor	HB0904	SB0516	Delegate Moon	Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards; requiring a law enforcement agency to replace protective body armor before a certain date; requiring a law enforcement agency to notify the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under certain circumstances; etc.
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor	SB0516	HB0904	Senator Waldstreicher	Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards; requiring a law enforcement agency to replace protective body armor before a certain date; requiring a law enforcement agency to notify the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under certain circumstances; etc.
Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing	SB0436		Senator Folden	Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court	Hearing canceled	Judicial Proceedings				Establishing a presumption that the sentencing of a minor convicted as an adult should be transferred to the juvenile court, under certain circumstances, and authorizing the court to do so; and requiring the juvenile court to make a juvenile determination under certain circumstances.
Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence	SB0679		Senator Folden	Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Eligibility (Vincent Anthony Fisher III Act)	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings				Altering the eligibility criteria for the filing of a certain motion to reduce the duration of a sentence.
Municipal Enforcement-Body Cameras	HB0172		Delegate Schindler	Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Including a certain municipal enforcement officer in the definition of 'law enforcement officer' for purposes of a certain exception to prohibitions against wiretapping and electronic surveillance relating to the use of body-worn cameras; authorizing a municipality to adopt an ordinance or a resolution authorizing an official who is authorized to act as an enforcement officer to utilize a body-worn camera; and requiring that a certain municipality publish its policy for the issuance and use of body-worn cameras by enforcement officers.
No-Knock Search Warrants	HB0835		Delegate Acevero	Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; establishing that a warrant may not authorize an officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, or place without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; specifying that a warrant may be executed only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and requiring an officer executing a search warrant, before entering certain areas to be searched, to give reasonable notice to alert any occupants of the officer's authority and purpose.
No-Knock Search Warrants - Repeal	HB0464		Delegate Grammer	Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants - Repeal	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Repealing provisions of law relating to no-knock search warrants; providing that a search warrant may not authorize a law enforcement officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched without first giving notice of the officer's authority and purpose; and providing that an officer executing a search warrant, under certain circumstances, may not enter the building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched unless reasonable notice of the officer's authority and purpose is given to any individual inside.
Parole Commission - Improvements	SB0822	HB0467	Senator Smith	Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings				Requiring the annual report of the Maryland Parole Commission to contain certain information; altering a certain provision of law to require the Commission to provide certain documents to a certain incarcerated individual at a certain time, rather than allow the incarcerated individual to examine the documents on request; requiring the Commission to document, state on the record, provide to an incarcerated individual, and make available to the public certain information; etc.
Parole Commission - Improvements	HB0467	SB0822	Delegate Embry	Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Requiring the annual report of the Maryland Parole Commission to contain certain information; altering a certain provision of law to require the Commission to provide certain documents to a certain incarcerated individual at a certain time, rather than allow the incarcerated individual to examine the documents on request; requiring the Commission to document, state on the record, provide to an incarcerated individual, and make available to the public certain information; etc.
Police Accountability - Investigation Records	HB0508	SB0330	Delegate Hornberger	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee issues a determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection with the complaint.
Police Accountability - Investigation Records	SB0330	HB0508	Senator Folden	Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee issues a determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection with the complaint.
Police Discipline - Show Cause Order	HB0031		Delegate Cardin	Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Oppose		Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Police Discipline - Show Cause Order	SB0202		Senator Folden	Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings		Oppose		Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Psychotropic Medications in Prison	HB0279	SB0196	Chair, Health Committee	Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Health				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.
Psychotropic Medications in Prison	SB0196	HB0279	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee	Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual	Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings				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.
Restoration of Voting Rights upon Release	HB0115	SB0241	Delegate Wilkins	Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.	Government, Labor, and Elections				Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated; etc.
Restoration of Voting Rights upon Release	SB0241	HB0115	Senator Augustine	Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment				Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated; etc.
Secondary Enforcement on Police Stops	SB0055	HB0081	Senator Sydnor	Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence	Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively.
Secondary Enforcement on Police Stops	HB0081	SB0055	Delegate Phillips	Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)	Judiciary				Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively.
Stop Silencing Survivors Act	SB0295	HB0465	Senator Love	Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)	Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Establishing an immunity from liability for a person who discloses information about allegations of sexually assaultive behavior if the person acts in good faith; establishing a presumption of good faith unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the person acted with actual malice or intentionally or recklessly disclosed false information; providing for the award of attorney's fees and costs in certain circumstances; etc.
Stop Silencing Survivors Act	HB0465	SB0295	Delegate Embry	Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Establishing an immunity from liability for a person who discloses information about allegations of sexually assaultive behavior if the person acts in good faith; establishing a presumption of good faith unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the person acted with actual malice or intentionally or recklessly disclosed false information; providing for the award of attorney's fees and costs in certain circumstances; etc.
Task Force to Study Postrelease Services	SB0689		Senator McKay	Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements (Bri's Law)	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings				Establishing the Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations for improving postrelease programs designed to prevent recidivism to the Governor and General Assembly on or before July 1, 2027.
Threat of Mass Violence - Penalty	SB0676		Senator Washington, A.	Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence - Penalty	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings				Altering from a misdemeanor to a felony the crime of making a threat of mass violence.
Use of Body-Worn Cameras	HB0349		Delegate Simmons	Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary				Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.
Use of Body-Worn Cameras	SB0321		Senator Sydnor	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Use of Body-Worn Cameras	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings				Altering certain provisions of law to require a law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement-related duties.
Youth Charging Reform Act	HB0409	SB0323	Delegate Bartlett	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Judiciary		Support?		Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed any crime punishable by life imprisonment.
Youth Charging Reform Act	SB0323	HB0409	Senator Smith	Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings		Support?		Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed any crime punishable by life imprisonment.