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*hb1347*
HOUSE BILL 1347
E5, E4 6lr3370
CF SB 689
By: Delegates Baker, Beauchamp, Hinebaugh, Hornberger, Nkongolo, Valentine,
and Wivell
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements 2
(Bri’s Law) 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and 4
Requirements; and generally relating to the Task Force to Study Postrelease 5
Services and Requirements. 6
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That: 8
(a) There is a Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements. 9
(b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 10
(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 11
the Senate; 12
(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 13
the House; 14
(3) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the 15
Secretary’s designee; and 16
(4) the President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association, or the 17
President’s designee. 18
(c) The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall be the chair of 19
the Task Force. 20
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(d) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall provide staff 1
for the Task Force. 2
(e) A member of the Task Force: 3
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 4
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 5
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 6
(f) The Task Force shall: 7
(1) study: 8
(i) each type of release from incarceration in the State; and 9
(ii) for each type of release, postrelease programs and requirements 10
designed to prevent individuals released from incarceration from recidivating; and 11
(2) make recommendations for improving postrelease programming and 12
requirements based on its findings. 13
(g) On or before July 1, 2027, the Task Force shall report its findings and 14
recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 15
Government Article, the General Assembly. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 17
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and 1 month and, at the end of June 18
30, 2028, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 19
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 20