HB 775 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Death of Incarcerated Individual - Notification

HB 775 requires Maryland's Commissioner of Correction to notify specific officials when an incarcerated person dies in a state correctional facility. The notification must include the cause of death but cannot share protected health information, and must be sent to state legislators representing the facility's district, the local county council or Baltimore City Council, and the county executive or Baltimore mayor. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services must adopt regulations compliant with federal privacy laws (HIPAA) to implement this requirement. The law takes effect October 1, 2025, applying to all state correctional facilities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill expands notification requirements when an incarcerated person dies by adding two new recipients: the county legislative body (or Baltimore City Council) and the county chief executive (or Baltimore City Mayor). The notification must include the cause of death but must exclude protected health information. The bill also requires the department to adopt regulations compliant with HIPAA to implement these changes.

Scope change

The bill now requires notification to county-level officials in addition to state legislators, expanding the scope of who must be informed about inmate deaths.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement to notify the legislative body of the county where the facility is located or the Baltimore City Council if located in Baltimore City.

Added requirement to notify the chief executive of the county where the facility is located or the Mayor of Baltimore City if located in Baltimore City.

Added requirement for the department to adopt regulations compliant with HIPAA to implement the notification provisions.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of October 1, 2025 for the new provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 46

Mar 21, 2025

D Democratic33

28 Yea 5

84% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0-6)

senate

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Judiciary

lower

Feb 28, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (137-0-2)

house of delegates

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

First Reading Judiciary

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors