Immigrants And Citizenship
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [SB-924]
Authorizing a court in a custody or visitation proceeding to require a party to provide a written notice of the intent to travel internationally with a child a certain period of time prior to the planned travel; authorizing a court, on its own motion, to order child abduction prevention measures in certain child custody proceedings; authorizing certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/04 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Labor and Employment - Fair Recruitment and Transparency Act [SB-742]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; establishing a Workgroup to Study the International Exchange Visitor Workers in Maryland; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Public Information Act – Motor Vehicle Administration – Warrant for Personal Information and Reporting [HB-892]
Requiring a custodian of records for the Motor Vehicle Administration to deny inspection by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the part of a public record that contains personal information unless the custodian is provided with a valid warrant issued by a federal court or a court of this State; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to annually report information on the number of certain requests from a certain U.S. agency to the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2022, and each June 1 thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/05/2020
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Howard County – Residential Property and New Home Construction Advertisements – School District Information Ho. Co. 02–20 [HB-826]
Providing that the purpose of certain provisions of law is to prohibit certain discriminatory real estate practices with respect to housing in Howard County; requiring certain licensed real estate sales personnel who include in an advertisement for the sale or rental of a residential property in Howard County the name of the school or school district in which the residential property is located to include a notice in conspicuous type stating that school boundaries are not guaranteed and may change at any time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting and Apportionment - Population Count - Citizenship Status [HB-818]
Prohibiting the exclusion of individuals based on citizenship status from certain population counts used for redistricting congressional districts and certain legislative districts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act – Motor Vehicle Administration – Warrant for Personal Information and Reporting [SB-649]
Requiring a custodian of records for the Motor Vehicle Administration to deny inspection by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the part of a public record that contains personal information unless the custodian is provided with a valid warrant or valid subpoena issued by a federal court or a court of this State; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to annually report certain information to the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2022, and each June 1 thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Motion Special Order Until Next Session (senator Jennings) Adopted on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-641]
Requiring that a certain summary that certain employers are required to keep conspicuously posted in certain places of employment include certain antiretaliation provisions; prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) [HB-677]
Stating certain findings of the General Assembly; prohibiting certain governmental entities from entering into agreements facilitating immigration-related detention by private entities; prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain agreements to house immigration-related detainees; requiring governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of immigration-related detainees not later than October 1, 2021; and making the provisions of the Act severable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program [SB-449]
Establishing the Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program in the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning within the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Division to provide certain matching grants to certain entities to create and expand on successful recruitment and retention strategies that address certain barriers to increasing the population of direct care workers; requiring the Division to issue a request for certain applications from certain entities for certain matching grants each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Facilities - Individual Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification [SB-332]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility that is notified by the United States Department of Homeland Security that a certain individual is subject to an immigration detainer to provide notice to the United States Department of Homeland Security at least 72 hours before the individual is released from custody; authorizing a State or local correctional facility to maintain custody of a certain individual for no more than 48 hours for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Election Law – Foreign Manufacture of Election Systems – Notification and Termination of Contract [HB-392]
Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from approving a contract with an election service provider unless the contract requires the provider to report to the State Administrator of Elections if any stage in the manufacturing of a component of the provider's election system occurred outside the United States or if any material change to a component in any stage in the manufacturing of an election system occurred outside the United States; requiring a certain report by the election service provider to the State Administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies [HB-403]
Requiring the Attorney General, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop guidelines to assist public schools, hospitals, and courthouses to draft policies that limit civil immigration enforcement activities on their premises in order to ensure these facilities remain safe and accessible to all; and authorizing public schools, hospitals, and courthouses to establish and publish policies that limit immigration enforcement on their premises to the fullest extent possible; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Facilities - Individuals Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification [SB-197]
Requiring a State or local correctional facility that is notified by the United States Department of Homeland Security that a certain individual is subject to an immigration detainer to provide a certain notice to the Department at least 72 hours before the individual is released from the facility if the individual is charged with or convicted of certain violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Cyber Reserve - Established [SB-5]
Establishing the Maryland Cyber Reserve within the Military Department; providing that the organized militia of the State includes the Reserve; providing the Governor is the commander-in-chief of the Reserve; establishing the mission of the Reserve to prevent and resolve certain cyber attacks; establishing qualifications for an individual to enlist in the Reserve; authorizing the Governor to requisition certain arms and equipment from the United States Secretary of Defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Regional Education and Training Center [SB-1070]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $1,000,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of CASA de Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Baltimore Regional Education and Training Center, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/11 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Regional Education and Training Center [HB-1523]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $1,000,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of CASA de Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Baltimore Regional Education and Training Center, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Voter Registration Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-1354]
Requiring a jury commissioner to provide prospective juror information concerning individuals who are not citizens of the United States to the State Board of Elections within 5 days after receiving the information; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to make specified arrangements to receive the information; requiring the State Administrator to retain a list of individuals whose information has been submitted; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions [HB-1508]
Altering the circumstances under which specified individuals, including undocumented immigrants, shall be exempt from paying the out-of-state tuition rate at community colleges; altering the circumstances under which specified individuals are eligible to pay a rate that is equivalent to the resident tuition rate at a public senior higher education institution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Immigration - Community Trust [HB-1362]
Providing that an official of State government or a local government is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state that will be used for specified purposes; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; requiring the Attorney General to develop specified policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure [HB-1366]
Requiring each employer, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and the Maryland Higher Education Commission and make available to the public the number of the employer's employees who have been granted an H-1B or L-1 visa by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2017