---
type: "Bill"
title: "Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program"
description: "Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 61"
citation: "Maryland SB 61 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sydnor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-10-29"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3676f0a7-9108-4c58-bc15-c969c37d0141"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0061?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "69a2fe8e60f2c9485f599554851a0f161aff354c419b215cea6bfecc9fabd3d4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 61 (2026) — Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_518_sb0061e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061e.pdf)
3. **First - Division of Correction - Release Preparation Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061f.pdf)
4. **Third - Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0061t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sydnor — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-10-29** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3676f0a7-9108-4c58-bc15-c969c37d0141`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).