# Maryland SB 0632: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

Maryland SB 0632, Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Washington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (Rereferred to Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0632
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Rereferred to Judiciary
- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Corrections, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Baltimore City, Boundaries, Certifications, Construction, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution, Drivers' Licenses, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Emergency Bills, Gender -see also- Women, General Services, Department of, Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Identification -see also- Biometrics; Fingerprinting; DrLics, Incarcerated Individuals, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Medical Assistance, Medical Treatments, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Parents and Guardians, Prerelease and Reentry, Privacy, Procurement, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of, Rehabilitation, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Social Security, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Sports and Recreation, Vital Records -see also- Death; Divorce; Marriage, Women -see also- Gender, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (34 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 13 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-07: Rereferred to Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-01: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (34-13) (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments {293223/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0632t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0632f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0632t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0632f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0632-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).