Channing Justice
Priority Immigration Bills 2026 MD General Assembly
CASA Priorities Are Listed First
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition, SB245 / HB444 CASA Priority
Ends existing 287g agreements and prohibits future 287g agreements between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities
Status - Passed both houses; in opposite chambers
Sample Testimony Template - From CASA
Testimony - SB245
Sample Message to Your Senator to Vote Yes for SB245
Sample Message to Members of House Judiciary Committee (if you are a constituent)
Expand Data Privacy, HB711 / SB504 CASA Priority
Prevents federal immigration authorities from trolling any state database; sponsors: De;. Charkoudian, Sen. Lam
Hearings: House Economic Matters Committee, 2/24, 1:00 PM; Senate Finance Committee, Senate Finance Committee, 2/26, 1:00 PM
Community Trust Act, SB791 / HB1575, CASA Priority
Prohibits local law enforcement from notifying and transferring individuals to federal immigration authorities
Bill Text - SB791 / HB1575
Talking Points
Hearings - 2/25, 1:00 PM in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee;
Testimony - My Testimony
Prohibition on Face Coverings, Law Enforcement Officers, SB1/HB155​
Establishes a model policy prohibiting the use of a face covering by a local, state or federal officer in the course of duty.
Status - SB, First reading in opposite chamber; HB155, JUD hearing 2/24, 1:00 PM
Sample Message to Your Senator to Vote Yes (Favorable With Amendments) on SB1
Stop Detention, Arrests at Courthouses - HB309
Prohibits a person from being stopped, detained or arrested within 1 mile of a courthouse; sponsor: Del. Stewart
Hearing, Judiciary Committee, 2/4, 1:00 PM
My Testimony​​
Immigration Detention Facilities Standards - HB1018 / SB985 Also See HB630 Below
Establishes standards of care, custody for civil detainees in immigration detention facilities; sponsor: Del. Stewart
My Testimony: HB1018 / SB985
HB1018 Passed SecondThird Reading
SB985 No Hearing Scheduled for Rules Committee
Testimony for Rules Committee for SB985
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Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement - HB1017 / SB984 Also See HB630 Below
State or local government unit may not approve construction or operation of a building, structure or other real property for an immigration detention facility by a private entity unless such structure is located in a zone that authorizes immigration detention facilities
HB1017 Passed Third Reading in House
SB984 No Hearing Scheduled in Rules Committee
Testimony for Rules Committee for SB984
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Other Bills of Interest -- UULMMD Supporting
Passenger Health and Safety Act (Aviation) - HB639 / SB505
Prohibits servicing an aircraft if an individual on board is restrained (response to Avelo) ; sponsor: Del. Charkoudian, Sens. Lam & Feldman
Hearings: Senate Finance, 2/18, 1:00 PM; House Environment & Transportation, 2/19, 1:00 PM
Testimony - My Testimony for HB639 / SB505
​Sample Message to Delegates on Environment and Transportation Committee
Immunity from Immigration Arrest at Courthouse, HB495
Individuals who in good faith are attending court proceedings are immune from immigration arrest; sponsor: Del. Rosenberg
Hearing, Judiciary Committee, 2/18, 1:00 PM
Testimony: My Testimony
Establishes civil liability for an individual who, under color of law, deprives another of a constitutional right.
(Color of Law is a government official); sponsor: Del. Charkoudian; Sens. Waldstreicher and Smith
Hearing: House Judiciary (JUD), 2/25, 1:00 PM; Senate Judicial Proceedings, 2/10, 1:00 PM
Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Immigration Investigation and Enforcement - HB1341 / SB810
Prohibits Public School Security personnel from engaging in certain federal immigration enforcement functions and producing or sharing student information under certain circumstances; sponsors: Del. Ebersole, et al; Sen. King
Bill Text - Not yet
Hearings: House Judiciary and Ways and Means, no date; Senate Education, Energy and Environment, 3/4, 1:00 PM
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Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Original Design and Construction - HB630
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. Sponsor: Del. Schindler, et al
Hearings: 3/11, 1:00 PM, Judiciary; submit testimony on 3/9 to House Judiciary Committee
Testimony/Talking Points: HB630