Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1198: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

Passed one chamber Last action March 17, 2025: Referred Judicial Proceedings Budget and Taxation

Plain-language summary

HB 1198 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act). Primary sponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), Caylin Young (Democratic), Teresa Woorman (Democratic), Jamila Woods (Democratic), Sarah Wolek (Democratic), Greg Wims (Democratic), Nicole Williams (Democratic), Jheanelle Wilkins (Democratic), Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), Melissa Wells (Democratic), Courtney Watson (Democratic), Kris Valderrama (Democratic), Veronica Turner (Democratic), Karen Toles (Democratic), Jen Terrasa (Democratic), Kym Taylor (Democratic), Deni Taveras (Democratic), Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), Stephanie Smith (Democratic), Karen Simpson (Democratic), Emily Shetty (Democratic), Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), Sheila Ruth (Democratic), Malcolm Ruff (Democratic), Denise Roberts (Democratic), Pam Queen (Democratic), Joseline Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), Edith Patterson (Democratic), Cheryl Pasteur (Democratic), Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), Martinez, Lesley Lopez (Democratic), Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), Mary Lehman (Democratic), Ken Kerr (Democratic), Aaron Kaufman (Democratic), Anne Kaiser (Democratic), Dana Jones (Democratic), Terri Hill (Democratic), Anne Healey (Democratic), Andrea Harrison (Democratic), Pam Guzzone (Democratic), Cathi Forbes (Democratic), Linda Foley (Democratic), Diana Fennell (Democratic), Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), Kris Fair (Democratic), Debra Davis (Democratic), Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), Luke Clippinger (Democratic), Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), Regina Boyce (Democratic), Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), Heather Bagnall Tudball (Democratic), Atterbeary, Tiffany Alston (Democratic), Jackie Addison (Democratic), Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2025): Referred Judicial Proceedings Budget and Taxation.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic); Caylin Young (Democratic); Teresa Woorman (Democratic); Jamila Woods (Democratic); and 57 more.