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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 648: Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment

Passed one chamber 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 648 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment. Primary sponsor: Chris West (Republican), Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Charles Sydnor (Democratic), Will Smith (Democratic), Sara Love (Democratic), Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Nick Charles (Democratic), Anthony Muse (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 15, 2025): Referred Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Jeff WaldstreicherPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Charles SydnorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Will SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Sara LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mary-Dulany JamesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Shaneka HensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nick CharlesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Anthony MusePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26

“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. Referred Judiciary
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Motion Special Order until 3/14 (Senator Smith) Adopted
  4. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  5. Favorable with Amendments {
  6. Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
  7. Favorable with Amendments {
  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
  9. Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
  10. First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sources

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