2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB620: Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in certain education programs, establish tracking systems relating to the number of incarcerated individuals and their progress in certain education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; etc.
Bill History
1/26/2024
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance
Senate
2/8/2024
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Senate
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments {903423/1 Adopted
Senate
3/15/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
3/19/2024
Referred Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/20/2024
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/20/2024
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/20/2024
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Favorable Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/2/2024
Third Reading Passed (110-27)
House of Delegates
4/3/2024
Returned Passed
Senate
5/16/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 943
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 903423/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 903423/1 Adopted
3/15/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2024
110
Yea
27
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jill Carter
Democrat