Immigrants And Citizenship
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Voting Disclosure Act of 2016 [HB-1122]
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 and the Motor Vehicle Administration within 5 days of 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. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/18/2016
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Drivers' Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operators' Permits - Enhanced Identification Documents [SB-787]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to make available to an applicant for a driver's license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit the opportunity to upgrade the document to be an enhanced identification document; establishing that the Administration may issue an enhanced identification document only to specified individuals who provide specified documentation; requiring an individual who applies for an enhanced identification document to provide to the Administration a specified biometric identifier; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Maryland Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act [SB-686]
Requiring the Attorney General to take specified steps to identify, collect, and publish in a specified manner laws that impose a specified collateral sanction on a person who is convicted of a specified offense; requiring a State's Attorney to provide specified information to a person charged with an offense; requiring a court to confirm that a specified notice has been received and is understood by a specified person; providing that a new collateral sanction may be imposed only by a specified procedure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Education - English Language Learner Liaison Pilot Program [SB-622]
Establishing the English Language Learner Liaison Pilot Program in the State Department of Education; requiring the Department to implement the Program in Prince George's County; specifying the purpose of the Program is to address the specific needs of English language learner students and their families; requiring the Department to report annually to specified committees of the General Assembly; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 373 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Voting Disclosure Act of 2015 [HB-891]
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 and the State Motor Vehicle Administration within 5 days of 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. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Workers Fairness Act [HB-882]
Requiring an employer, under specified circumstances, to grant an individual who is either a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States in accordance with federal law a hiring preference over an individual who has applied for deportation relief under specified Immigration Accountability Executive Actions; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Maryland Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act [HB-659]
Requiring the Attorney General to take certain steps to identify, collect, and publish in a specified manner laws that impose a specified collateral sanction on a person who is convicted of a specified offense; requiring a State's Attorney to provide specified information to a person charged with an offense; requiring a court to confirm that a specified notice has been received and is understood by a specified person; providing that a new collateral sanction may be imposed only by a specified procedure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Election Law - Voter Registration and Absentee Voting - Proof of Citizenship [HB-29]
Requiring individuals who apply to register to vote after June 30, 2015, to submit proof of United States citizenship; providing that individuals who are not citizens of the United States are not qualified to be registered voters; requiring an applicant for voter registration to submit specified documents or information to prove United States citizenship; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Schulz
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Racing Commission - Employees of Licensees - Repeal of Citizenship Requirement [HB-1160]
Repealing specified provisions of law that require 85% of individuals employed by a person licensed by the State Racing Commission to hold a race meeting to be citizens of the United States who have maintained a permanent place of residence in the State for at least the 2 years immediately before being employed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 300 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Election Law - Voter Registration and Absentee Voting - Proof of Citizenship [HB-1076]
Requiring individuals who apply to register to vote after June 30, 2015, to submit proof of United States citizenship; providing that individuals who are not citizens of the United States are not qualified to be registered voters; requiring an applicant for voter registration to submit specified documents or information to prove United States citizenship; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Maryland Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act [HB-1059]
Requiring the Attorney General to take specified steps to identify, collect, and publish in a specified manner laws that impose a specified collateral sanction on a person who is convicted of a specified offense; requiring a State's Attorney to provide specified information to a person charged with an offense; requiring a court to confirm that a specified notice has been received and is understood by a specified person; providing that a new collateral sanction may be imposed only by a specified procedure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement [HB-1612]
Providing that a certain official is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or a certain judgment; expressing the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure [HB-1303]
Requiring each employer, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the Maryland Department of Labor 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. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Transfers to Federal Authorities – Undocumented Immigrants
(Protecting Marylanders from Violent Crime Act of 2020) [HB-1411]
Requiring a certain State or local correctional facility, on request of the United States Department of Homeland Security, to transfer a certain undocumented immigrant to the United States Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [HB-1103]
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 at least 90 days 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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act [HB-1103]
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 at least 90 days 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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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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) [HB-1097]
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; requiring, to the extent practicable, the identity of the employee who filed a written complaint of certain violations be kept confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies [SB-903]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) [SB-850]
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: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement [SB-901]
Providing that a certain official is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or a certain judgment; expressing the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020