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HB0527 • 2026

Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal

Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegates R. Long , Arentz , Jacobs , and Mangione
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal

Requiring the Commissioner of Correction or the Commissioner's designee to remove an incarcerated individual from home detention for violating a condition of the incarcerated individual's placement in home detention.

What This Bill Does

  • Requiring the Commissioner of Correction or the Commissioner's designee to remove an incarcerated individual from home detention for violating a condition of the incarcerated individual's placement in home detention.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 House

    Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-01-27 House

    First Reading Judiciary

  3. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Commissioner of Correction or the Commissioner's designee to remove an incarcerated individual from home detention for violating a condition of the incarcerated individual's placement in home detention.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0527*

HOUSE BILL 527
E5 6lr1578
HB 1154/25 – JUD
By: Delegates R. Long, Arentz, Jacobs, and Mangione
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Correctional Services – Home Detention – Removal 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of Correction or the Commissioner’s 3
designee to remove an incarcerated individual from home detention un der certain 4
circumstances; and generally relating to home detention. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Correctional Services 7
Section 3–413 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2025 Replacement Volume) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – Correctional Services 13

3–413. 14

(A) The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may remove an 15
incarcerated individual from the program at any time and for any reason. 16

(B) THE COMMISSIONER OR THE COMMISSIONER’S DESIGNEE SHALL 17
REMOVE AN INCARCERAT ED INDIVIDUAL FROM T HE PROGRAM FOR VIOLA TING A 18
CONDITION OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL’S PLACEMENT IN THE PROGRAM. 19

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall t ake effect 20
October 1, 2026. 21