HB1017 — Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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11 sponsors
1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes 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
Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the construction or operation of a building, structure, or other real property for use as a detention facility by a private entity; establishing that a building, structure, or other real property is considered proposed for use as a detention facility, regardless of how the use is descried in an application or permit request under certain circumstances; establishing a certain penalty; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1017 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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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Primary
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chao Wu · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 141 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (10)
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"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 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 95 | 36 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 26% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 21% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 3 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 36% | 53% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 98 | 36 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 26% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 89 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 35 | 96 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 25% | 68% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1017 do?
- Prohibiting the State or a unit of local government from approving the construction or operation of a building, structure, or other real property for use as a detention facility by a private entity; establishing that a building, structure, or other real property is considered proposed for use as a detention facility, regardless of how the use is descried in an application or permit request under certain circumstances; establishing a certain penalty; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enforce the Act; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1017?
- HB1017 is sponsored by Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), and Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1017?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1017?
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