HB 304

State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement

Sponsor: Delegate Fisher, W.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that an official of State or local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or judgments; expressing the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc.

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Testimony (115)

MGA witness list

FAV 99FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Espana, Sergiolobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lama, Megha	Adhikaar	Oral
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	Truong, Hieu	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Oral
FAV	Cocke, Abigail	Baltimore for Border Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ewing, Hamza	CAIR Office in Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Oral + 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	Nash, Katielobbyist	Energy Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mancher, Zach	Jews United for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zeimer, Matanlobbyist	Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Adrian	Md-National Capital Park and Planning Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Linda	Mount Rainier Organizing for Racial Equality	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
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	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garay, Flor	Public Justice Center	Oral
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	Geglia, Elizabeth	Sanctuary DMV	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Sanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Oral + 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	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaul, Antonio	Takoma Park Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lazar, Corey	The Vera Institute of Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gassama, Haddy	UndocuBlack Network	Oral
FAV	Apple, Christopher	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Paulina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bass, David	Individual	Oral
FAV	Beach, Jacqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Deysi	Individual	Oral
FAV	Benitez-Perez, Jorge	Individual	Oral
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Oral

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 2

AdhikaarFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJCFAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice|AAJCFAV 1

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 2

Baltimore for Border JusticeFAV 1

CAIR Office in MarylandFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 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

Energy AdvocacyFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Frederick County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Help Save Maryland.orgUNF 1

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 2

Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)FAV 1

Joanna SilverFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionINFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland State PoliceUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Md-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Mount Rainier Organizing for Racial EqualityFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 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

Takoma Park Police DepartmentFAV 1

The Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

UndocuBlack NetworkFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEspana, SergioACLU of MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVNash, KatieEnergy AdvocacyRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…

FAVZeimer, MatanJews United for Justice (JUFJ)Registered for: Jews United for Justice

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered 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.…

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

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…

UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

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