HB 1222

Enacted

Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 718 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring federal law enforcement officers to notify certain individuals of federal immigration action at certain sensitive locations; prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State or local government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel access to areas not accessible to the general public, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop and publish certain guidance regarding immigration enforcement actions at certain sensitive locations; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 57FavorableFWA 116Favorable with amendmentsUNF 32UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Nash, Katielobbyist	Energy Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Weissman, Louise	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Michael	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Moreno, Gabriel	Luminus Network for New Americans, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Nicole	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wenger, Katie	Maryland Just Power Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fani-González, Natali	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoard, Ashley	North Baltimore Mennonite Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansour, Erinn Camp	Patapsco Friends Meeting	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Espinoza, Tracy	Student's FAIR	Position only
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Serrano Portillo, Kony	Town of Edmonston Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bonkosky, Laura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bush, Ashley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Williams, Delegate Williamslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dolamore, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finch, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Brytani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heinz, Loreen	Individual	Position only
FAV	Heinz, Loreen	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mead, Mairin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spector, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tevelow, Carla	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tola, Vincent	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Streight, Adam	Cecil County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Scott	Cecil County Sheriff's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Osborne, Darryl	Cecil County Sheriff's Office	Position only

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Organizations on record

ACLU MDFWA 2

ACLU of MarylandFWA 2

African Communities Together (ACT)FWA 1

Anna RubinFAV 2

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 2

Arnolia UMC, Parkville, MDFWA 1

CANDLEFWA 2

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionFWA 2

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1FWA 1

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)FWA 2

Cecil County GovernmentUNF 1

Cecil County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 2

Cecil SolidarityFWA 1

Centro SOLFWA 2

City of FrederickFAV 1

Clean Water ActionFWA 1

Community Workgroup on English Language LearnersFWA 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 2

Doctors For Camp ClosureFWA 2

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Energy AdvocacyFAV 1FWA 1

Faderation for American Immigration ReformUNF 1

FAIRUNF 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1FWA 1

Frederick County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections BureauUNF 1

Harford County CouncilUNF 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 3

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 2

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1FWA 1

Joanna SilverFWA 1

Krish O’Mara VignarajahFWA 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1FWA 2

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandUNF 1

Life After ReleaseFWA 2

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Luminus Network for New Americans, Inc.FAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFWA 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationFWA 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 2

Maryland Just Power AllianceFAV 1

Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFWA 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 2

Maryland State Bar AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State Bar Association Immigration SectionFWA 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Morningside Police DepartmentUNF 1

MSBA Immigration Law Section CouncilFWA 1

North Baltimore Mennonite ChurchFAV 1

Patapsco Friends MeetingFAV 1FWA 1

Progressive MarylandFWA 2

Public Justice CenterFWA 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.UNF 1

SelfFWA 2

Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1FWA 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1FWA 1

Signature Club at Greenview Condominium HB98 Task GroupFWA 1

Silver Spring Justice CoalitionFWA 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFWA 2

St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation CenterUNF 1

St. Timothy Catholic ChurchFWA 1

Student's FAIRFAV 1

SURJFWA 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4FWA 4

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 2

Town of Edmonston CouncilFAV 1

Town of Rising SunUNF 1

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Baltimore Field OfficeINFO 2

UNITE HERE Local 7FWA 1

UULM-MDFAV 1FWA 1

Washington County NAACP Branch 7030BFWA 1

Washington County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

YearFWA 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

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.…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

FWABrown, SebastianACLU MDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FWAPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FWALopez, EricCapital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionRegistered for: Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition

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

FWAZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWASchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FWAPuentes, EricaProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FWAEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FWAAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FWAJackson, CathrynRegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.

FWAPuentes, EricaRegistered for: Progressive Maryland