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HB 1188

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Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation

Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring law enforcement agencies, law enforcement agents, and local detention facilities who take custody of an individual to run a search of the individual in the National Crime Information Center, make a certain notice to federal immigration authorities, and cooperate with federal immigration authorities in regards to certain individuals; and prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or an agency of the State or a unit of local government from adopting, implementing, or enforcing certain policies.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Miller, Delegate MillerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFGreene, JonathanMSBA Immigration Law Section CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBrowning, JeremyMaryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsWritten (PDF)
UNFHoidra, ShararehMaryland State Bar Association Immigration SectionOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSpangler, AdamOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFPhelps Jr, KenThe Episcopal Diocese of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFWambui, MaureenIndividualWritten (PDF)

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