Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation [HB-1307]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a certain law enforcement agency, law enforcement agent, and local detention facility, if requested by federal immigration authorities, to notify federal immigration authorities about certain matters and cooperate with federal immigration authorities for a certain purpose; 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.
HB-1307: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) [HB-1222]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
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.
HB-1222: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 718 on 05/20/2025
Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System [HB-1157]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman to engage an independent consultant to perform a comprehensive assessment of the State's correctional system beginning on or before October 1, 2026; altering the items required to be included in a certain annual report of the Office; and requiring the consultant to complete the assessment and provide the Office with a written report of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2028.
HB-1157: Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Phillips
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation [HB-1188]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
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.
HB-1188: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment Funding [HB-1084]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to provide funding to counties for medication-assisted treatment programs; requiring counties that receive funding to submit a certain report; authorizing the Governor to appropriate certain funds in the annual budget bill; altering the requirements for a certain report; authorizing funds in the Opioid Restitution Fund to be used for medication-assisted treatment programs; etc.
Election Law - Individuals Released from State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration [HB-1110]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to transmit a list that includes the name and new residential address of individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility to the State Board of Elections on a weekly basis; and requiring the State Board to automatically restore the voter registration of certain individuals released from State correctional facilities who were registered to vote in the State before being incarcerated.
HB-1110: Election Law - Individuals Released from State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations [HB-1107]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing to the extent necessary to eliminate identifiable risk; prohibiting the placement of a minor in restrictive housing for more than 6 hours; authorizing a correctional facility to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request; establishing certain requirements for detaining, confining, or transporting a child; etc.
HB-1107: Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
Election Law – Pretrial Detainees – Absentee Ballots [SB-991]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections or the local boards of elections to automatically send an absentee ballot to each registered voter in pretrial detention in a correctional facility without the voter having to submit an absentee ballot application.
SB-991: Election Law – Pretrial Detainees – Absentee Ballots
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Lorenzo Watson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/05/2025
Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations [SB-827]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing to the extent necessary to eliminate identifiable risk; prohibiting the placement of a minor in restrictive housing for more than 6 hours; and authorizing a correctional facility to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request; establishing certain requirements for detaining, confining, or transporting a child; etc.
SB-827: Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment Funding [SB-942]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to provide funding to counties for medication-assisted treatment programs; requiring counties that receive funding to submit a certain report; authorizing the Governor to appropriate certain funds in the annual budget bill; altering the requirements for a certain report; authorizing funds in the Opioid Restitution Fund to be used for medication-assisted treatment programs; etc.
State Government - Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Juvenile Justice Monitor - Appointment [SB-924]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Providing that the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring is appointed by the Correctional Ombudsman to serve a term of 4 years; and requiring the appointment of the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate if the appointee has already served in that role.
SB-924: State Government - Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Juvenile Justice Monitor - Appointment
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities [HB-1011]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from depriving an individual in a private detention facility of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by the United States Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, the Maryland Declaration of Rights, or any state or federal law; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to investigate a violation of the Act; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to file a civil action against a person for a violation of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-1011: Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities [SB-786]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a person from depriving an individual in a private detention facility of any right, privilege, or immunity secured or protected by the United States Constitution, the Maryland Constitution, the Maryland Declaration of Rights, or any state or federal law; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to investigate a violation of the Act; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to file a civil action against a person for a violation of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-786: Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, and Immunities
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025