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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity
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Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
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Summary
Comments on SB 822
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 35
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 36
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Anderson
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Szeliga
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Jacobs
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Reilly
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Rose
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wivell
- Chisholm
NO: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Fisher
- Lopez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wims
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {243326/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98)
- Third Reading Passed (101-35)
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (31-11)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {753321/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and EquityPDF
- Amendments {753321/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and EquityPDF
- Floor Amendment {243326/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98) (House)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Moyd, Esquire, Olinda (Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Stogel, Cathy (Indivisible Howard County)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Mason, Deborah
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Mckesson, DeRay (Campaign Zero)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Pack, Anne (PREPARE)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Brown, Kirsten (Maryland State's Attorneys' Association)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wolfgang, Kurt
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Johnson, Dara (American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Pack, Jr., Gordon
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Pack, Anne (PREPARE)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Amanuel, Yanet
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Pack, Jr., Gordon
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)

