---
type: "Bill"
title: "Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force"
description: "Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 811"
citation: "Maryland SB 811 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James", "Smith", "West"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/623885b5-1276-4915-9796-168ae0b55344"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0811?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ed2aaa931772ba4103fe99f64716d8c40b6f4b4cadc5216ed815855c140a3a71"
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 811 (2025) — Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_112_sb0811e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0811e.pdf)
3. **First - Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0811f.pdf)
4. **Third - Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0811t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **122–14** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-03** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-03-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-05** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2025-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-05** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-04-22** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/623885b5-1276-4915-9796-168ae0b55344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).