SB 245

Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement immediately on the taking effect of the Act.

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Testimony (324)

MGA witness list

FAV 300FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 23Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Naureen	American Civil Liberties Union	Oral
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yost, David	Arnolia UMC, Parkville, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Truong, Hieu	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Position only
FAV	Reilly, Jesse	Baltimore Rapid Response Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gupta, Riyalobbyist	Blueprint Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Sharp, Birgit	CANDLE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frimpong, Ama	CASA	Oral
FAV	Jackson, Cathrynlobbyist	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Cathrynlobbyist	CASA	Oral
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Catholic Charities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westbrook, Viviana	Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothermel, Tim	Cecil Solidarity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blum, Daniel	Centro Hispano de Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Mayor Celina	City of Mount Rainier	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Comptroller of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Caroline	Councilwoman, City of Hagerstown	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robert, Nolanda	County Council of Harford County, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Lana	Crabs On The Shore, Indivisible DelMarVa, Wicomico County Dem Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wechtaluk, Ethan	ETHAN for Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Emily	EdTrust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Mari	Frederick County Democratic Party	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	NAACP Branch 7139, Garrett County	Garrett County NAACP #7139	Written (PDF)
FAV	kenna, ida	Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dehmer, Pamela	HCCA	Position only
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bergman, Dayana	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Sabrina	Indivisible Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santos, Tatiana	Indivisible Frederick Forward	Oral
FAV	Solages, Andy	Indivisible Frederick Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates Crimmins, Joanne	Indivisible Frederick Forward Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Chuck	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goemann, Melissa	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lampel, Anita	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissman, Louise	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Linda	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holt, Steve	MEPPN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Jeremy	Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Jr.-CoChair, Rick	Maryland Education Coalition	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

Advance MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME Maryland Council 3FAV 1

American Civil Liberties UnionFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Arnolia UMC, Parkville, MDFAV 1

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 1

Baltimore Rapid Response NetworkFAV 1

Be the Change BmoreFAV 1

Blueprint CoalitionFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

CANDLEFAV 1

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionFAV 1

Carroll County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

CASAFAV 3

Catholic CharitiesFAV 1

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)FAV 1

Cecil County GovernmentUNF 1

Cecil SolidarityFAV 1

Centro Hispano de FrederickFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Mount RainierFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsFAV 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Councilwoman, City of HagerstownFAV 1

County Council of Harford County, MDFAV 1

Crabs On The Shore, Indivisible DelMarVa, Wicomico County Dem ClubFAV 1

Doctors For Camp ClosureFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

EdTrustFAV 1

ETHAN for MarylandFAV 1

FAIRUNF 1

Frederick County Democratic PartyFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections BureauUNF 1

Garrett County NAACP #7139FAV 1

Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of AmericaFAV 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

HCCAFAV 1

Howard County Office of County ExecutiveFAV 1

IndividualFAV 1

Indivisible FrederickFAV 1

Indivisible Frederick ForwardFAV 2

Indivisible Frederick Forward CoalitionFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 3

Joanna SilverFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 2

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ AffairsFAV 1

Maryland Education CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.UNF 1

MEPPNFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Ms.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1UNF 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Domestic Workers AllianceFAV 1

NoneFAV 1

Park Hills Civic AssociationFAV 1

Patapsco Friends MeetingFAV 1

PATH, ACT and AIMFAV 1

Pretrial Justice InstituteFAV 1

PrivateUNF 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

RetiredFAV 1

SEIU 32BJFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

selfFAV 1UNF 1

SelfFAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Silver Spring Justice CoalitionFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

SOMOSFAV 1

Southern Marylanders for Racial EqualityFAV 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC)FAV 1

Together We Will Harford County IndivisibleFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UNITE HERE Local 7FAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 3

Washington County NAACP Branch 7030BFAV 1

Wicomico CountyUNF 1

Wicomico County, MarylandUNF 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVGupta, RiyaBlueprint CoalitionRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVJackson, CathrynCASARegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.

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

FAVMartinez, MadelinCatholic CharitiesRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

FAVYunda, AllisonNational Domestic Workers AllianceRegistered for: Care in Action; National Domestic Workers Alliance

FAVPuentes, EricaProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVPuentes, EricaRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Electronic Payments Coalition, Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing…