2026 Regular Session
HB658
Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program
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.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 23, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
101 yea–36 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Referred Finance Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (101-36) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {783321/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health