HB 16

Did not advance

Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners

Sponsor: N. Scott Phillips (District 10)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the appointing authority and method of appointment of parole commissioners; requiring a new commissioner to be appointed within 90 days after a vacancy; prohibiting a hearing examiner appointed under certain authority from serving for more than 90 days; altering certain requirements for hearing examiners; requiring a vote of the majority of commissioners appointed to the Maryland Parole Commission, instead of a minimum number of 6 commissioners, to approve a certain incarcerated individual for parole; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, N Scott	Phillips Consulting	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, N. Scott	The Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones Jr, Sylvester Leo	Unitarian Universalist Church	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Kirsten	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FWA	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FWA	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sexton, John	Individual	Oral
INFO	Houck, Madeline	MSDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFWA 1

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

DPSCSUNF 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFWA 1

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterUNF 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MSDEINFO 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

Phillips ConsultingFAV 1

PREPAREFWA 2

The Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist ChurchFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

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

FWAJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland