HB 190

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the incarcerated individual and the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by older incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aziz, Sara	American University Washington College of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Position only
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Oral
FAV	Tyler, Jasmine	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Legislative Black Caucus of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	Maryland Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, MECJ	Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Sandy	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levi, Gwendolyn	Maryland Justice Project	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubenstein, Cynthia	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Stanley	No Struggle No Success, Inc	Oral
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Henry, Cori	university of maryland school of law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bur, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dent, Gerald	Individual	Oral
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Matin, Rauf	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Preston, Richard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Smith, Percy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Timmons, Ralph	Individual	Oral
FAV	Trusty, Anthony	Individual	Oral
FAV	trusty, celestelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mupanduki, Joanna	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Eley Jr., Ernest	DPSCS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lao, Serena	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

American University Washington College of LawFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DPSCSFWA 1

Families AdvocatingUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Justice PoIicy InstituteFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MDFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Equitable Justice CollaborativeFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Justice ProjectFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFWA 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

No Struggle No Success, IncFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of MDFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

university of maryland school of lawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice PoIicy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVtrusty, celesteRegistered for: Families Against Mandatory Minimums