Maryland Senate Bill 817 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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, 2020, 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; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions to be transmitted to the Governor under certain circumstances; etc.

Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]
Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Thomas Miller [D]
Sen. Obie Patterson [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]
Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-06	Senate	Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB817 (Carry Over) 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
SB817 (Carry Over) 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
HB1219 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-15 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Correctional Services	4	305	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Correctional Services	7	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0817?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0817f.pdf