SB 850

Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act)

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Stating certain findings of the General Assembly; prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain agreements to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2021; and making the provisions of the Act severable.

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Testimony (67)

MGA witness list

FAV 41FavorableUNF 26Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan Dangel, Jennifer	ACY	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	moran, patrick	AFSCME3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Rev. Julie	Baltimore Washington Conference on Immigration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cocke, Abby	Baltimore for Border Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amouzou, Agbegnigan	CASA	Position only
FAV	Katz, Nick	CASA	Position only
FAV	Santos, Roxana	CASA	Position only
FAV	Rothermel, Tim	Cecil County Democrat Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Belsom Zellmer, Rev. Charlene	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church	Position only
FAV	Maynard, Kitty	Chestertown Resident	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wells, Martha	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burrell, Edward	Curious Taxpayers of Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ghandehari, Setareh	DWN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	Do the Most Good Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roach, Dr. Chad	Doctors for Camp Closure	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors for Camp Closure	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardiner, Sarah	Freedom for Immigrants	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spengler, Tammy	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, MD PHD, Zackary	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Jews United for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cendejas, Danny	La ColectiVa	Written (PDF)
FAV	Galloway, Nicholas	Maryland Against Ice Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franzblau, Jesse	NIJC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flores, Ricardo	OPD	Position only
FAV	Benson Brantley, Sandra	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Downey, Juliana	RISE Coalition of Western Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Lauren	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bromfield, Lisa	Standing Up for Racial Justice Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hirschfield, Jan	Together We Will Harford County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caldiero, Jim	UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoniewicz, Carol	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Falstad, Jay	Individual	Position only
FAV	Frosh, Brian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Halverson, Laurie	CCWRC	Position only
UNF	Rendall, Shari	Federation for American Immigration Reform	Written (PDF)
UNF	Salazar, Josephine	GOP AAA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Yi, Xiaoying Jenny	GOP AAA	Oral
UNF	Zhang, Lucy	GOP AAA	Position only
UNF	Zheng, Yin	GOP AAA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gahler, Jeff	HCSO	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Feinberg, Lisa	Howard County Republican Women	Oral
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	MACo	Written (PDF)
UNF	Payne, Sue	Remembrance Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jenkins, Chuck	Sheriff of Frederick County	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mathies, Craig	Somerset County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
UNF	adams, scott	cecil county sheriff	Oral
UNF	jenkins, chuck	frederick county sheriff	Oral
UNF	gahler, jeff	hcso sheriff	Oral
UNF	Arthur, Andrew	Individual	Position only
UNF	GORDON, JOHN	Individual	Oral
UNF	Gugulis, Kathy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Halverson, Laurie	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLUFAV 1

ACYFAV 1

AFSCME3FAV 1

Baltimore for Border JusticeFAV 1

Baltimore Washington Conference on ImmigrationFAV 1

CASAFAV 3

CCWRCUNF 1

Cecil County Democrat ClubFAV 1

cecil county sheriffUNF 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist ChurchFAV 1

Chestertown ResidentFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Curious Taxpayers of Frederick CountyFAV 1

Do the Most Good Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Doctors for Camp ClosureFAV 2

DWNFAV 1

Federation for American Immigration ReformUNF 1

frederick county sheriffUNF 1

Freedom for ImmigrantsFAV 1

GOP AAAUNF 4

HCSOUNF 1

hcso sheriffUNF 1

Howard County Republican WomenUNF 1

Indivisible Central MDFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 3

La ColectiVaFAV 1

MACoUNF 1

Maryland Against Ice DetentionFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

naral pro choice marylandFAV 1

NIJCFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Remembrance ProjectUNF 1

RISE Coalition of Western MarylandFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Sheriff of Frederick CountyUNF 1

Somerset County CommissionersUNF 1

Standing Up for Racial Justice FrederickFAV 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

Together We Will Harford CountyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of FrederickFAV 1

UU Legislative Ministry of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

UNFMehu, NatashaMACoRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…