Maryland Senate Bill 498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-01-29 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
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, 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; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions to be transmitted to the Governor under certain circumstances; etc.

Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

Sen. Delores Kelley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-29	Senate	Withdrawn by Sponsor
2021-01-25	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-25	Senate	Hearing 2/03 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-20	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB817 (Carry Over) 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.

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/SB0498?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0498f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0498_jpr.pdf