Maryland House Bill 944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-27 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish the Prison Artists Marketplace Program; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to display and sell artistic works created by inmates during a term of incarceration; requiring that the artistic works be sold at a marketplace at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore City; requiring a specified distribution of the proceeds from the sale of artistic works; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to employ inmates who are eligible for work release; etc.

Correctional Services - Prison Artists Marketplace Program - Establishment

Del. Carolyn Howard [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-27	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2017-02-21	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-06	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0944?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb0944f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0944.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb0944_jud.pdf