Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies
Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (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.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableUNF 22UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Speilberger, Joseph | ACLU Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Education, Board | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | LaRue, Michelle | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benitez, Celina | City of Mt. Rainier | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | Do The Most Good | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lowenthal, Justin | Doctors for America | Position only |
| FAV | MARGOLIS, LESLIElobbyist | EAC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Reena | MD Access to Justice Commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | MD Catholic Conference | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Orr, Benjamin | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | NARAL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Taveras, Deni | Prince George's City Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Prince George's County Council, Prince George's County Council | Prince George's County Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caldiero, Jim | UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | elliott, robynlobbyist | acnm | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | johnson, seanlobbyist | msea | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frosh, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Halverson, Laurie | CCWRC | Oral |
| 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 | Feinberg, Lisa | Howard County Republican Women | Oral |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Payne, Sue | Remembrance Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jenkins, Chuck | Sheriff of Frederick County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arthur, Andrew | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | GORDON, JOHN | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gugulis, Kathy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Halverson, Laurie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harris, Hessie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Harris, Hessie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jurgena, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | LI, zhenya | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Robeson, Liliana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Robeson, Liliana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vargas, Monica | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | dorian, eleni | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU MarylandFAV 1
acnmFAV 1
CASAFAV 1
CCWRCUNF 1
City of Mt. RainierFAV 1
Do The Most GoodFAV 1
Doctors for AmericaFAV 1
EACFAV 1
GOP AAAUNF 4
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
mseaFAV 1
NARALFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
Remembrance ProjectUNF 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…