HB0658 — Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation to the court; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored under certain circumstances; requiring the Program to establish a community monitoring board for certain purposes; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0658 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian · Primary
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on · 33 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat
Co-sponsors (12)
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 26% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0658 do?
- Repealing the requirement that a forensic review board provide notice to certain individuals within a certain time period after issuing a recommendation to the court; establishing the Community Forensic Aftercare Program in the Maryland Department of Health to monitor committed persons on conditional release and individuals with mental illness or an intellectual disability who are required to be monitored under certain circumstances; requiring the Program to establish a community monitoring board for certain purposes; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0658?
- HB0658 is sponsored by Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), White Holland, and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0658?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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