Maryland HB463 prohibits diminution credits for incarcerated individuals serving sentences for first-degree murder.

Maryland HB463 amends the state's correctional services law to prohibit incarcerated individuals serving sentences for first-degree murder from earning diminution credits to reduce their term of confinement. This applies to sentences for violations of § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article, as well as § 3–307, if the victim was a child under a certain age. The law takes effect on October 1, 2026, and does not apply retroactively to offenses committed before that date.

Maryland HB463 prohibits diminution credits for incarcerated individuals serving sentences for first-degree murder.

Maryland HB463 amends the state's correctional services law to prohibit incarcerated individuals serving sentences for first-degree murder from earning diminution credits to reduce their term of confinement. This applies to sentences for violations of § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article, as well as § 3–307, if the victim was a child under a certain age. The law takes effect on October 1, 2026, and does not apply retroactively to offenses committed before that date.