# Maryland SB 0061: Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program

Maryland SB 0061, Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0061
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-29
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518
- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Corrections, Cannabis -see also- CannDist; CannProd; Smok&Vap, Correction, Division of, Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Disclosure, Ex-Offenders, Incarcerated Individuals, Names, Prerelease and Reentry, Privacy, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Time, Volunteers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (219 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Volunteers can enter prisons to help with reentry: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Maryland runs a Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction. Registered volunteers—including formerly incarcerated people and groups led by them—can enter state prisons to help people prepare for release. The Division must set a volunteer registration protoco…
- State cannabis fund stops reentry program support: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund cannot be used for the Release Preparation Program. Programs and groups that used this fund for release-preparation work can no longer get that money from it.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518
- 2026-04-09: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {273520/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments {173926/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (Senate)
- 2025-10-29: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_518_sb0061e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_518_sb0061e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061f.pdf)

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- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0061-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).