Maryland Senate Bill 268

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-20 - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing an applicable clinical professional to assess, at the time of intake at a State correctional facility, a newly incarcerated individual for a developmental or intellectual disability; authorizing a certain clinical professional to make a certain recommendation about a certain incarcerated individual; prohibiting a State correctional facility from putting a certain incarcerated individual in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in a 30-day period unless the individual commits a certain prohibited act; etc.

Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing – Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities

Sen. Shaneka Henson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-20	Senate	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.
2026-01-19	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB310 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-19 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Correctional Services	9	614.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	7	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0268?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0268f.pdf