Legislation

Title: Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Mireku-North, Bagnall, Cardin, Charkoudian, Crutchfield, Foley, Grossman, Guyton, Henson, Hill, Lehman, Lopez, Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, Vogel, and Wells
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Division of Correction to allow a certain pregnant woman and a certain woman who recently gave birth to transfer to the prerelease unit for women for a certain time period; establishing the Healthy Start Bonding Program to facilitate strong bonds between incarcerated women and their children; and requiring the Division to allow liberal visitation between certain individuals and certain children under certain circumstances.

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Cross-filed with: SB0759

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0454 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2023 Legislative Date 2/01/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2023 Legislative Date 2/01/2023 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/01/2023	2/01/2023	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
House	2/01/2023	2/01/2023	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

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