HB 108

Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program

Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (District 11A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bradford, Tierralobbyist	ACLU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steurer, Stephen	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Stillinghagan, Allison	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cummings, Adam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pasteur, Delegate Pasteurlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kenney, Edward	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lao, Serena	Individual	Position only
FAV	Muhammad, Anthony	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pasteur, Cheryl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sexton, John	Individual	Position only
FWA	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
INFO	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Rawlley, Selena	Maryland Cannabis Administration	Written (PDF)
INFO	Johnson, Audrey	Office of Social Equity	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLUFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFWA 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Leaders of a Beautiful StruggleFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Cannabis AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of Social EquityINFO 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

PREPAREFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraACLURegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

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

FWAMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…