HOUSE BILL 796

Sponsored By:

Delegates Mizeur, Alston, Anderson, Dumais, Kaiser, Lee, McComas, Reznik, Stukes, F. Turner, and Valentino-Smith

Entitled:

Bringing Maryland Families Together Act

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish a specified video visitation program under which a specified inmate may visit with specified persons via Internet; requiring the Department to establish an approval process and guidelines for specified organizations to provide Internet video access to specified persons; authorizing the Department to establish a fee for participation in a video visitation program; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Judiciary

2/10

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith, District 23A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Correction, Division of

Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.

Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.

Nonprofit Organizations

Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders

Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of

Rules and Regulations

Telecommunications and Information Technology

Video

Bill affects the following Statute:

Correctional Services

( 10-1001 through 10-1005 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered