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HB 467

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Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity

Sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (District 43A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the annual report of the Maryland Parole Commission to include certain information; altering a certain provision of law to require the Commission to provide certain documents to an incarcerated individual and the incarcerated individual's representative at a certain time; requiring the Commission to document, state on the record, provide to an incarcerated individual, and make available to the public certain information; applying the Act retroactively; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKouadio, MicheleA Mother's CryPosition only
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistDews & AssociatesPosition only
FAVPerez, NoraMarian HouseWritten (PDF)
FAVHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVPack, AnnePREPAREOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMuldrow, AdrianT.A.M.E AdvocacyPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Embry, Delegate EmbrylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVPack, Jr., GordonIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWilt, LauraMaryland Crime Victims' Resource CenterOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBrown, KirstenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAJohnson, DaralobbyistAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMoyd, Esquire, OlindaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FWAWarnken, HeatherUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformPosition only
INFOJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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
INFOJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault