Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Response to Immigration Enforcement Actions
Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a law enforcement agency to respond to a report of an immigration enforcement activity within the agency's jurisdiction; requiring a law enforcement officer responding to a report of an immigration enforcement activity to observe and report certain information; and requiring that the reports and recordings created in accordance with the Act are subject to the Public Information Act.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Truong, Hieu | Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity | Position only |
| FAV | Manuel, Anne | CCAN Action Fund volunteer | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerson, Michael | Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence-- U. Baltimore School of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Franklin, Neill | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blacklow, Roger | Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic Club | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Sara | Maryland State Senator | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Amador-Hernandez, Ninfalobbyist | We Are CASA | Oral |
| FAV | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bauer, Riley | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diaz, Jordy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frazier, Rhys | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gilbert, Jacquelyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Graham, Lizzy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Heinz, Loreen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Littell, Melinda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Rendall, Shari | FAIR | Oral |
| UNF | Jenkins, Sheriff Charles | Frederick County Sheriff's Office | Oral |
| UNF | Cassilly, Robert | Harford County Government | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jackson, Samiralobbyist | MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lewis, Mike | Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations | Oral |
| UNF | Bailey Thupari, Angelica | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Franklin, Daniel | Morningside Police Department | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Albert, Brian | Washington County Sheriff's Office | Oral |
| UNF | Crisafulli, Matt | Worcester County Sheriff's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Crisafulli, Matthew | Worcester County Sheriffs Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | bedard, maria | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Proctor, Karessa | NASW Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | horvath, jane | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BCRWUNF 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
FAIRUNF 1
NASW MarylandFWA 1
Trans MarylandFAV 1
We Are CASAFAV 1
Women's Law CenterFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…