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SB822 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-03-20

Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity

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 an incarcerated individual and the incarcerated individual's representative 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.

Bill Details

State

Maryland

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation...

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Sponsors

William Smith (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-04-06 H Second Reading Passed
2026-04-06 H Favorable Adopted
2026-04-06 H Favorable Report by Judiciary
2026-03-26 H Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-21 H Referred Judiciary
2026-03-20 S Third Reading Passed (31-11)
2026-03-19 S Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-19 S Favorable with Amendments {753321/1 Adopted
2026-03-19 S Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2026-02-12 S Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 S First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Votes

2026-03-20 Third Reading Passed Yea: 31 Nay: 11

Committee Referrals

2026-02-06 S Judicial Proceedings
2026-03-21 H Judiciary

Amendments

2026-03-19 Favorable with Amendments 753321/1 Adopted Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-10 Introduced
2026-03-19 Engrossed

Subjects

Corrections Committees and Commissions Electronic Government Hearings Incarcerated Individuals Notices Parole and Probation Privacy Public Information Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of Recordings Records Reports Time Victims Voting Counties Disclosure Medical Testing and Diagnosis State's Attorneys

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