Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB61: Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and requiring the Division of Correction to establish a protocol for registering volunteers in the Program to have access to State correctional facilities and to maintain a list of the volunteers.
What the bill says
An act concerning Division of Correction - Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program FOR the purpose of establishing the Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Division of Correction - Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program FOR the purpose of establishing the Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; altering the purposes of the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund to include providing funds to cover the costs of supporting the Release Preparation Program; and generally relating to the Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 36-206 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Correctional Services Section 9-619 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 36-206. (a) In this section, "Fund" means the Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund. (b) There is a Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funds to cover the costs (2) administering and enforcing this title; [and] Ch. 518 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (3) supporting the Social Equity Partnership Grant Program established under § 1-323 of this …
Sponsors
- Charles Sydnor (D, SD-044) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518
- : Passed Enrolled
- : Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- : Senate Concurs House Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {273520/1 Adopted
- : Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- : Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (42-0) (April 9, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (133-0) (April 8, 2026): 133 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (44-0) (March 19, 2026): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Disclosure, Records, Names, Revenue and Taxes, Correctional Institutions, Privacy, Ex-Offenders, Registration
Common questions
- What is SB61?
- SB61 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program.
- What does SB61 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Division of Correction - Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program FOR the purpose of establishing the Release Preparation Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation…
- What is the status of SB61?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB61?
- Charles Sydnor (D, SD-044).
- Where is the official record for SB61?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0061?ys=2026RS
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