HB 16

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

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State or any local jurisdiction from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain agreements to house immigration-related detainees; prohibiting a law enforcement agent from performing certain acts, subject to certain exceptions; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees by October 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (82)

MGA witness list

FAV 72FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miguel-Tanaka, Daishi	Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC	Oral
FAV	Essaheb, Megan	Asian Americans Advancing Justice\|AAJC	Written (PDF)
FAV	So, Agatha	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cocke, Abigail	Baltimore for Border Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younis, Fatima	CAIR Office in Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Braganca, Meagan	Columbia Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lowenthal, Justin	Doctors for America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leibowitz, Abigail	F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leibowitz, Shamai	F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perkins, Toby	Indivisible Worcester Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zellmer, Charlene Belsom	Maryland Against ICE Detention (MDAID)	Oral
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terry	SEIU Maryland & DC State Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holt, Arthur	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Galloway, Nicholas	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Sanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lazar, Corey	The Vera Institute of Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Paulina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arroyo, Laura	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beach, Jacqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Ana	Individual	Oral
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curiel, Lucia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dvorak, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Escobar, George	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gutierrez, Rosa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hernandez, Jose	Individual	Oral
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Brenda	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJCFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice|AAJCFAV 1

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 1

Baltimore for Border JusticeFAV 1

CAIR Office in MarylandFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Columbia Democratic ClubFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Doctors for AmericaFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration ReformFAV 2

FAIRUNF 1

Frederick County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Help Save Maryland.orgUNF 1

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 1

Indivisible Worcester MarylandFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Joanna SilverFAV 1

Maryland Against ICE Detention (MDAID)FAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Sanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1

selfUNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Worcester County GovernmentUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKilpatrick, LanceAFSCME Council 3Registered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…