Legislation

Title: Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Carter, Smith, and Waldstreicher
Status: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 30 of 2021 Special Session
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering, from 15 years to 20 years, the time period that certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2021, must serve before becoming eligible for parole consideration; repealing certain provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to certain provisions; requiring a Maryland Parole Commission panel to determine by a vote of six of the members whether a certain inmate is suitable for parole; etc.

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Introduced in a prior session as: SB0817 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 8/20/2020 Legislative Date 8/20/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/28/2020 Legislative Date 12/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/03 at 11:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {328975/1 Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Carter) Adopted Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {328975/1 Adopted Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Floor Amendment {283228/1 (Senator Ready) Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Floor Amendment {283228/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (19-27) Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Floor Amendment {493329/1 (Senator Cassilly) Rejected (19-28) Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Floor Amendment {623521/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (19-28) Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 28BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (31-16) Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/25/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/25/2021 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2021 Legislative Date 3/29/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {702811/1 Adopted Proceedings 32AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 32AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/15/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (90-45) Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Waldstreicher and Hough) Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Waldstreicher and Hough) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Williams and Malone) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Williams and Malone) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Conference Committee Report {293524/1 Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Conference Committee Report {293524/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (30-17) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Conference Committee Report {293524/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (88-50) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/26/2021 Legislative Date 5/26/2021 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/06/2021 Legislative Date 12/06/2021 Action Overridden (31-16) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/07/2021 Legislative Date 12/07/2021 Action Overridden (92-46) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/07/2021 Legislative Date 12/07/2021 Action Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 30 of 2021 Special Session Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	8/20/2020	8/20/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	12/28/2020	12/28/2020	Hearing 2/03 at 11:00 a.m.
			Text - First - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Senate	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	3/17/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Favorable with Amendments {328975/1	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Motion Laid Over (Senator Carter) Adopted	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Favorable with Amendments {328975/1 Adopted	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Floor Amendment {283228/1 (Senator Ready)	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Floor Amendment {283228/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (19-27)	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Floor Amendment {493329/1 (Senator Cassilly) Rejected (19-28)	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Floor Amendment {623521/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (19-28)	28BClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2021	2/28/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	28BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Senate	3/22/2021	3/02/2021	Third Reading Passed (31-16)	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/22/2021	3/11/2021	Referred Judiciary	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2021	3/23/2021	Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
House	3/25/2021	3/25/2021	Hearing canceled
House	3/25/2021	3/25/2021	Hearing 3/26 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2021	3/29/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/29/2021	3/13/2021	Favorable with Amendments {702811/1 Adopted	32AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/29/2021	3/13/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	32AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/30/2021	3/15/2021	Third Reading Passed (90-45)	34 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	39AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Senate Requests House Recede	39AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Waldstreicher and Hough)	39AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Senate Requests House Recede	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Carter, Waldstreicher and Hough)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	House Refuses Recede	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Williams and Malone)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	House Refuses Recede	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Williams and Malone)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Conference Committee Report {293524/1	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Conference Committee Report {293524/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Third Reading Passed (30-17)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Conference Committee Report {293524/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Third Reading Passed (88-50)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/23/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Post Passage	5/26/2021	5/26/2021	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	12/06/2021	12/06/2021	Overridden (31-16)
House	12/07/2021	12/07/2021	Overridden (92-46)
Senate	12/07/2021	12/07/2021	Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 30 of 2021 Special Session
			Text - Chapter - Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

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