HB 467 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity

HB 467 requires the Maryland Parole Commission to improve transparency and equity in parole decisions. It mandates annual reports broken down by race showing parole grants, denials (with reasons), administrative releases, hearing purposes, and parole-eligible individuals not granted parole. The bill also prohibits permanent parole denial, requires the Commission to document hearing reasoning publicly, and makes all hearing recordings publicly available after redaction for privacy, with specific retention rules. These changes directly affect incarcerated individuals in Maryland's correctional system by increasing accountability in parole proceedings.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Third - Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity → Enrolled - Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission and Erroneously Convicted Individuals - Improvements in Transparency and Equity · 3 edits · May 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was formally enrolled and finalized with minor formatting adjustments to the header and title. Substantively, the scope of the law was expanded to include protections for erroneously convicted individuals and new requirements for public access to parole hearing recordings, while the specific reporting metrics for the Parole Commission and document disclosure rules remained unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include erroneously convicted individuals and to mandate public availability of hearing recordings, whereas the original version focused solely on the Parole Commission's transparency and equity.

SCOPE

Added protections and provisions specifically for erroneously convicted individuals, including prohibiting counties from being parties in related proceedings.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that recordings of parole hearings be made available to the public, subject to specific redaction and retention rules.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title to reflect the new scope and changed the procedural status from 'House Bill' to 'Enrolled Bill' with associated formatting changes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

29–13

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 49

Mar 21, 2026

D Democratic36

29 Yea 7

80% Yea

R Republican13

13 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432

executive

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Enrolled

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

House Concurs Senate Amendments

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 24, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (96-37-9)

house of delegates

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (29-13-7)

senate

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

First Reading Judiciary

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors