EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1332*
HOUSE BILL 1332
E5 4lr3151
CF SB 860
By: Delegates Valentine, Baker, Buckel, Hinebaugh, Tomlinson, and Wivell
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services – Study on Location of 2
Individuals Prior to and Following Incarceration 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services 4
to conduct a certain study examining certain data regarding an individual’s 5
residence prior to incarceration and on release from a State correctional facility; and 6
generally relating to State correctional facilities. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Correctional Services 9
Section 9–618 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Correctional Services 15
9–618. 16
(A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 17
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT A STUDY ON THE L OCATION OF INDIVIDUA LS 18
BEFORE AND FOLLOWING INCARCERATION IN A STATE CORRECTIONAL FAC ILITY 19
AND REPORT THE RESUL TS OF THE STUDY TO T HE SENATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 20
COMMITTEE, THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE 21
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, IN 22
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 23
(B) THE STUDY SHALL INCLU DE: 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1332
(1) DATA ON THE COUNTY O F RESIDENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL 1
RELEASED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR , AS REPORTED BY THE I NDIVIDUAL ON 2
INTAKE TO THE FACILI TY; 3
(2) DATA ON THE COUNTY O F RELEASE FOLLOWING INCARCERATION ; 4
(3) FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE TRANSFERRED FRO M ONE STATE 5
CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y TO ANOTHER PRIOR T O RELEASE, THE NUMBER OF DAYS 6
THAT THE TRANSFER OC CURRED BEFORE RELEAS E; AND 7
(4) A COMPARISON OF : 8
(I) THE NUMBER OF INDIVI DUALS RELEASE D FROM A STATE 9
CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y INTO THE SAME COUN TY IN WHICH THEY RES IDED PRIOR 10
TO INCARCERATION ; 11
(II) THE NUMBER OF INDIVI DUALS RELEASED FROM A STATE 12
CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y INTO THE SAME COUN TY IN WHICH CONVICTI ON 13
OCCURRED; AND 14
(III) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL S RELEASED FROM A STATE 15
CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y INTO THE COUNTY IN WHICH THEY WERE INCA RCERATED 16
AT THE TIME OF RELEA SE. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
October 1, 2024. 19