Organization on the record
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Bills
67
31 for · 14 against · 52 info
Got their outcome
75%
21 of 28 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2025 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 Maryland Correctional Training Commission – Membership | FAVPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Enacted |
| HB 738 Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight | INFOPDF | Kahl, Catherine | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 Division of Parole and Probation - Criteria for Earned Compliance Credit - Exception for Supervision Fees | FAVPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Enacted |
| HB 123 Division of Parole and Probation - Criteria for Earned Compliance Credit - Exception for Supervision Fees | FAV | Danner, Martha | Enacted |
| HB 597 Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | FAVPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Enacted |
| HB 1144 Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations | UNF | Dean, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1144 Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations | UNF | Nines, Jeff | Did not advance |
| SB 251 Correctional Services - Division of Pretrial Detention and Services - Facilities | FAV | Friday, Cleveland | Enacted |
| SB 260 Division of Parole and Probation - Criteria for Earned Compliance Credit - Exception for Supervision Fees | FAV | Danner, Martha | Enacted |
| SB 273 State and Local Correctional Facilities - Operation of Unmanned Aircraft - Image Recording and Delivery of Contraband | FAV | Etting, Errol | Enacted |
| SB 273 State and Local Correctional Facilities - Operation of Unmanned Aircraft - Image Recording and Delivery of Contraband | FAV | Etting, Errol | Enacted |
| SB 470 Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | FAVPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Enacted |
| SB 1085 Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations | UNF | Nines, Jeff | Did not advance |
| SB 1085 Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations | UNF | Dean, Robert | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 44 Correctional Services – Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals – Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 64 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 64 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFO | Friday, Cleveland | Did not advance |
| HB 157 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | INFO | Blumberg, David | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1028 Department of State Police - Training Facilities With Firearm Range - Location | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1123 Correctional Services – Maryland Correctional Enterprises – Minimum Wage and Inmate Financial Accounts | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1300 Family Law - Child Care - Criminal Background Investigations | FAVPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 87 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit | INFO | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 87 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman Unit | INFO | Friday, Cleveland | Did not advance |
| SB 98 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | INFO | Law, David | Did not advance |
| SB 293 Corrections - Incarcerated Individuals | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 459 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 583 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Acquisition and Use of Surveillance Technology | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 658 Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies | UNFPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 701 Correctional Officers - Age Requirement | FAVPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 702 Correctional Services - State Correctional Facilities - Unauthorized Operation of Unmanned Aircraft | FWA | Etting, Errol | Did not advance |
| SB 702 Correctional Services - State Correctional Facilities - Unauthorized Operation of Unmanned Aircraft | FWAPDF | Scruggs, Carolyn | Did not advance |
| SB 759 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 761 Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session51 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 25 Rehabilitation and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FWAPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 67 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| HB 94 State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 94 State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 127 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Division of Correction – Data Requirement | INFO | Guarino, Angelina | Did not advance |
| HB 127 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Division of Correction – Data Requirement | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 127 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center – Division of Correction – Data Requirement | INFO | Nathan, Stuart | Did not advance |
| HB 135 Environment – Single–Use Plastics – Restrictions | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 158 Maryland New Start Act of 2022 | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| HB 278 Correctional Services - Inmate Cost-of-Living Report - Maryland Correctional Enterprises Diversity Report | FWAPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 408 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 453 Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 454 Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 600 Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole | UNFPDF | Law, David | Did not advance |
| HB 600 Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole | UNF | Baron, Susan | Did not advance |
| HB 604 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFOPDF | Hill, Wayne | Did not advance |
| HB 604 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFO | Nathan, Stuart | Did not advance |
| HB 604 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFO | Harvey, Annie | Did not advance |
| HB 604 Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman | INFO | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1046 Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions | UNFPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1269 Family Law - Child Care - Volunteer Clearance | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 1352 Health and Wellness Standards – Correctional Facilities | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 198 Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility | FAV | Sessa, Rachel | Enacted |
| SB 198 Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Green, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 198 Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Green, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 198 Correctional Officer - Death Benefit - Eligibility | FAV | Nathan, Stuart | Enacted |
| SB 212 Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement | FAV | Ward, Evan | Did not advance |
| SB 212 Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement | FAV | Dortch, April | Did not advance |
| SB 212 Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement | FAV | Sessa, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 212 Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement | FAVPDF | Green, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 212 Correctional Officer - Employment - Age Requirement | FAV | Vazquez, Sasha | Did not advance |
| SB 277 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Division of Correction - Data Requirement | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 277 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Division of Correction - Data Requirement | INFO | Guarino, Angelina | Did not advance |
| SB 277 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Division of Correction - Data Requirement | INFO | Nathan, Stuart | Did not advance |
| SB 394 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 394 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 512 Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 512 Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman | INFO | Friday, Cleveland | Did not advance |
| SB 550 Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 554 Maryland New Start Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 554 Maryland New Start Act of 2022 | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 558 Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 562 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | UNF | Law, David | Did not advance |
| SB 562 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | UNF | Blumberg, David | Did not advance |
| SB 763 Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 776 Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | INFOPDF | Hill, Wayne | Did not advance |
| SB 785 Department of Legislative Services - Collection of Information Related to Public Safety, Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Juvenile Services | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 882 Correctional Services - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Testing | INFO | Etting, Errol | Did not advance |
| SB 882 Correctional Services - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Testing | INFO | Sessa, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 882 Correctional Services - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Testing | INFOPDF | Hill, Wayne | Did not advance |
| SB 977 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 102 Correctional Services - Inmates - Labor, Job Training, and Educational Courses | UNFPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 240 Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis, Searching, Regulation, and Oversight | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| HB 592 State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles | UNFPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 670 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| HB 882 Workgroup to Study Partial Expungement | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Enacted |
| SB 86 Correctional Education – Changes to Mandatory Education Requirements | FAVPDF | Kahl, Catherine | Enacted |
| SB 118 Correctional Services - Warrant Apprehension Unit - Transfer | FAVPDF | McLhinney, Gary | Enacted |
| SB 234 Personal Information - State and Local Agencies - Restrictions on Access (Maryland Driver Privacy Act) | UNFPDF | Green, David | Did not advance |
| SB 234 Personal Information - State and Local Agencies - Restrictions on Access (Maryland Driver Privacy Act) | UNF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 449 Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) | INFOPDF | Beskid, Jennifer | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 70 Correctional Institutions - Correctional Education Council - Mandatory Education Program Requirements | FAV | White, Dr. Kathleen | Did not advance |
