HB 108 — Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519
Sponsors (12)
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Melissa Wells (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Melissa Wells (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg