HB 403

Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Attorney General, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop guidelines to assist public schools, hospitals, and courthouses to draft policies that limit civil immigration enforcement activities on their premises in order to ensure these facilities remain safe and accessible to all; and authorizing public schools, hospitals, and courthouses to establish and publish policies that limit immigration enforcement on their premises to the fullest extent possible; etc.

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Testimony (55)

MGA witness list

FAV 36FavorableUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joseph	ACLU Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	ACNM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist	ACY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Nick	CASA	Position only
FAV	Morales, Michelle	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	Do The Most Good	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Education Advocacy Coalition	Position only
FAV	Lapp, Cynthia	Hyattsville Mennonite Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Position only
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	MD Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	MD Catholic Conference	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BATTLE, EDNA	MDPTA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cordoba, Jorge	MSEA	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	MSEA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hutton, Ellen	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morales, Marice	Morales Law Firm	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro Choice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flores, Ricardo	OPD	Position only
FAV	Cuellar, Julieta	Prince George's County Council, District 2	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cuellar, Julieta	Prince Georges County, District 2	Position only
FAV	Syrrakos, Holly	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spengler, Tammy	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duff, Jim	University Christian Church Hyattsville	Written (PDF)
FAV	johnson, seanlobbyist	msea	Written (PDF)
FAV	cordoba, jorge	msea/taaac	Position only
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabben, Linda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	SUSSKIND, MCPS BOE	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rendall, Shari	FAIR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Tyler	MD Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	ennis, ella	Maryland Federation of Republican Women	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Payne, Sue	Project Rememberance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jenkins, Chuck	Sherriff Frederick County	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	payne, sue	the rememberance project	Position only
UNF	Botwin, Brad	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gugulis, Katherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Hessie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	J Chen, Hong	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jurgena, Richard	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mullican, Brigitta	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	ROBESON, LILIANA	Individual	Position only
UNF	Robeson, Liliana	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tu, Cheng	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Waychoff, Amy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wolff, Marla	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	walden, jim	Individual	Oral
INFO	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU MarylandFAV 1

ACNMFAV 1

ACYFAV 1

Attorney GeneralFAV 1

CASAFAV 2

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Do The Most GoodFAV 1

Doctors For Camp ClosureFAV 1

Education Advocacy CoalitionFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Hyattsville Mennonite ChurchFAV 1

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 2

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Federation of Republican WomenUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

MD Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

MD Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 1

MDPTAFAV 1

Morales Law FirmFAV 1

mseaFAV 1

MSEAFAV 2

msea/taaacFAV 1

NARAL Pro ChoiceFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Prince George's County Council, District 2FAV 1

Prince Georges County, District 2FAV 1

Project RememberanceUNF 1

Sherriff Frederick CountyUNF 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

the rememberance projectUNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Legislative MinistryFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of MarylandFAV 1

University Christian Church HyattsvilleFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVElliott, RobynACNMRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaACYRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVMargolis, LeslieEducation Advocacy CoalitionRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVJohnson, SeanMSEARegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVjohnson, seanmseaRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

INFOWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.