Legislation 2023

Initiative   Group House Bill Senate Bill Hearing
Ombudsman Testimony Behind Walls HB0064 SB0087 Senate: Passed  Jud: 1/24
Investigations Division – special police prosecutor Front Door HB0857 SB0290 Passed: Signed by Governor
Medical Parole Behind Walls HB0047 SB0033 Judic: 3/30 Senate:Passed
Geriatric and Medical Parole Testimony1 Testimony2 Behind Walls HB0157 SB0098 Judic: 3/30 JPR: 2/8
Restrictive Housing (Mandela Act) Behind Walls HB0385 SB0459 JPR:Summer Study
Education for All Prisons Behind Walls HB0416 House:Passed Senate Passed (conflict)
Healthy Diets Behind Walls HB0059 SB0942 JPR: 3/21 Judic: 2/14
Maryland Second Look Act Behind Walls HB1263 SB0771  JPR:3/15
Baby Bonding Testimony Behind Walls HB0523 SB0759 Judic: 2/21 JPR: 3/8
Restorative Justice Behind Walls SB0027 JPR:2/2
Pregnant Inmates – Substance Use Assessment and Treatment Behind Walls SB0107 Withdrawn
Juvenile Court Testimony Front Door HB0096 SB0093 JPR: 2/16 Judic: 3/2
Felony Murder Youth Accountability and Safety Act Testimony Front Door HB1180 SB0850 Judic: 3/2 JPR: 3/14
Driver's Licences Testimony Front Door HB326 SB164 Senate:Passed House: Passed (conflict)
Custodial Interrogation of Minors Testimony Front Door HB0076 Judiciary: 1/26
Custodial Interrogation – Codification Front Door SB0022 JPR:2/2
Victims of Sex Trafficking – Safe Harbor Front Door HB0297 SB0292 Passed: Signed by Governor
Cannibis – reform, regulation, taxing Front Door HB0556 SB0516 Passed: Signed by Governor
Volume Dealers – Cannabis Front Door HB0135 SB946 Senate:Passed  
Expungement – Good Cause Testimony Back Door HB0664 SB0017 JPR: 2/2 Judic: 2/23
Expungement – REDEEM Act of 2023 Testimony Back Door HB0097 SB0037 Passed: Signed by Governor
Expungement – Mistaken Identity Back Door SB0066 Withdrawn
Expungement – Simple Possession Back Door SB0088 JPR: 2/2
Restorative Justice Program Back Door SB0027 JPR: 2/2
Reentry Study Back Door HB0661 SB0499 Judic: 2/23 JPR: 2/22
Collateral Consequences Back Door HB0544 SB0123 JPR: 1/25 Judic: 2/21

Legislation Opposed by MAJR

Initiative   Group House Bill Senate Bill Hearing
No Pleas for Crimes of Violence Front Door HB0959 Judic: 2/28
11-year-old Children in Court Front Door HB0698 Judic: 3/2
Handgun Penalty Testimony Front Door HB0481 SB0889 Judic: 2/15
Diminution Credits Behind Walls SB0569 JPR: 3/8

Last update: 5/10/2023