Three priority bills have been filed so far:
✅ SB 245 / HB 444 - Public Safety – Immigration Enforcement Agreements – Prohibition - would prohibit a law enforcement agency from intering into an agreement with ICE under Section 287(g) to assist in enforcing immigration laws.
✅ SB 1 / HB 155 - Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings - would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty and would prohibit a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation.
✅ HB 309 - Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations - would prohibit a person from being stopped, detained, ose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility or while traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility.
For more information, please contact our Immigration Issue Lead, Jim Caldiero at Immigration@uulmmd.org
Subject | Bill Number | XFile Bill Number | Sponsor | Title | Status | Current Location | Priority | Position | Action | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Face Coverings Prohibited | HB0155 | SB0001 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Priority | Support | Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation. | |
Face Coverings Prohibited | SB0001 | HB0155 | Senator Augustine | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Second Reading Passed with Amendments | Senate Floor | Priority | Support | Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring a law enforcement agency to adopt a policy consistent with the model policy developed by the Commission; and prohibiting a certain law enforcement officer from wearing a certain face covering while in the performance of duty in the State, except when actively engaged in an undercover operation. | |
Immigration Detention Facilities-Design | HB0630 | Delegate Schindler | Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Original Design and Construction | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Prohibiting a person from operating an immigration detention facility at a building, structure, or facility that was not originally designed and constructed for the purpose of housing or detaining individuals. | ||||
Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | HB0444 | SB0245 | Delegate Williams | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Laid Over (Delegate Grammer) Adopted | House Floor | Priority | Support | Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement on or before July 1, 2026. | |
Immigration Enforcement Agreements-Prohibition | SB0245 | HB0444 | Senator Smith | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Second Reading Passed with Amendments | Senate Floor | Priority | Support | Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement on or before July 1, 2026. | |
Immunity - Court Proceeding | HB0495 | Delegate Rosenberg | Criminal Procedure - Immigration Arrest - Immunity in Connection With Court Proceeding | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Providing that a certain individual duly and in good faith attending a certain court proceeding is immune from a certain immigration arrest in connection with attendance at a court proceeding under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a person from making an arrest in violation of the Act. | ||||
Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests | HB0309 | Delegate Stewart | Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Priority | Support | Prohibiting a person from being stopped, detained, or arrested for certain civil offenses while the individual is in a judicial facility or is traveling within 1 mile of a judicial facility for the purpose of attending a meeting, a hearing, or another official proceeding in the Judicial facility except under certain circumstances; establishing that evidence obtained in violation of the Act is inadmissible in a proceeding over which a State court or State or local agency has jurisdiction; etc. |
