---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses"
description: "Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 1098"
citation: "Maryland SB 1098 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01eddb61-8aa9-4b6c-862e-c6b5e3db3dc4"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb1098?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "e6f6800fede57b7559fa6dfb6217e607d8d7f5dddaf4e48eb89dde07ead3b928"
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 1098 (2024) — Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_712_sb1098t.pdf)
2. **First - Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb1098f.pdf)
3. **Third - Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Sexual Offenses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb1098t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-12** Hearing canceled
- **2024-02-12** Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-18** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-28** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-28** Hearing 3/28 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-28** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-28** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-06** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 712 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01eddb61-8aa9-4b6c-862e-c6b5e3db3dc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).