SB 478

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

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Stating certain findings of the General Assembly; prohibiting the State or any local jurisdiction from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from approving zoning variances or permits for the construction or reuse of buildings to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (68)

MGA witness list

FAV 61FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cocke, Abigail	Baltimore for Border Justice	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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atlaw, Elon	F.A.I.R- Fans of Asylum and Immigration Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leibowitz, Abigail	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	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
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	Ghebrehiwet, Rediet	Richard Montgomery High School	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jennifer	SURJ3A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Galloway, Nicholas	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robson, Letitia	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Syrrakos, Holly	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siulc, Nina	Vera Institute of Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Argueta, Nora	Individual	Oral
FAV	Beach, Jacqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blank, Pablo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bobo, Anaiya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doty, Nathaniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dvorak, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emmanuelle, Colline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Escobar, George	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldenzer, Emile	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gorny, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahsay, Emnet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahsay, Lewhat	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Katz, Nick	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Daisy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rochkind, Jonathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Smith, Senator Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shock, Jack	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waribe, Nelly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Lorraine	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Baltimore for Border JusticeFAV 1

Columbia Democratic ClubFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 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

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 1

Indivisible Worcester MarylandFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Richard Montgomery High SchoolFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore ChapterFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ3AFAV 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

Worcester County GovernmentUNF 1

Worcester County Sheriffs OfficeUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD