Maryland House Bill 658

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation to the court; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored under certain circumstances; requiring the Program to establish a community monitoring board for certain purposes; etc.

Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program

Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]
Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]
Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Kim Ross [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]
Del. Teresa Woorman [D]

2026-03-23 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 36 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings
2026-03-23	House	Third Reading Passed (101-36)
2026-03-23	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-23	House	Favorable with Amendments {783321/1 Adopted
2026-03-23	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
2026-02-13	House	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-30	House	First Reading Health

SB412 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	3	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	3	120.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	5901	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	5902	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	5903	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	13	5904	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0658?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0658t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0658_78332101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0658_hlt.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0875.pdf