HB 1154

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing

Sponsor: N. Scott Phillips (District 10)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; requiring a certain individual in restrictive housing to be offered a certain amount of time outside the individual's cell each day; etc.

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Testimony (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parsley, Luciene	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bezdek, Barbara	Homewood Friends Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Natasha	Interfaith Action for Human Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kiekebusch-Steinitz, Lucy	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charlton, Benjamin	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kupers, Terry	Terry A. Kupers, M.D.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Charlotte	Trans Maryland	Position only
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Holmes, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, N. Scott	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zaccharias, Chris	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Klein, Christopher	Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pesterfield, Walt	Baltimore County Department of Corrections	Written (PDF)
UNF	Twesigye, Kayenda	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Selin, Timothy	Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Galbraith, Daniel	Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention Center	Oral
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ross, Ryan	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Mary Ann	St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FWA	Paltrowitz, Scott	Unlock the Box Campaign	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Maryland Council 3INFO 1

Anne Arundel County Department of Detention FacilitiesUNF 1

Baltimore County Department of CorrectionsUNF 1

Baltimore County GovernmentUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DPSCSUNF 1

Frederick County Sheriff's Office - CorrectionsUNF 1

Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention CenterUNF 1

Homewood Friends Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)FAV 1

Interfaith Action for Human RightsFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation CenterUNF 1

Terry A. Kupers, M.D.FAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

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

Unlock the Box CampaignFWA 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

INFOGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3