HB 194 — Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in consultation with the Department of Labor to develop an Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program to provide incarcerated individuals at the Baltimore City Correctional Center the opportunity to serve as paid apprentices in an agency or a unit of State or local government or with a private entity; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2029, on the implementation of the Program.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (9)
- Ric Metzgar (R, MD-6) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — 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 (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Judicial Proceedings
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Ric Metzgar (R, state_lower MD-6) | 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 | Kenneth Kerr (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Melissa Wells (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg