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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 39: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 39 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on September 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act). Primary sponsor: Joanne Benson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Withdrawn by Sponsor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joanne BensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn by Sponsor
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
  4. First Reading Judicial Proceedings
  5. Pre-filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source