2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/14/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/14/2025
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {153324/1
Senate
3/13/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {153324/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (31-13)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {383321/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (39-97)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-98)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Floor Amendment {453227/1 (Delegate M. Morgan)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Motion Not Allow Laid Over (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (96-40)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Floor Amendment (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-98)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Floor Amendment {173529/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (98-39)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Sydnor and McKay)
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Sydnor and McKay)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Moon and Bartlett)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Moon and Bartlett)
Senate
4/7/2025
Conference Committee Report {423524/1 Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
Senate

Amendments

Conference Committee Report 423524/1 Adopted

Conference Committee Report 423524/1 Adopted

4/7/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 453227/1 (Delegate M. Morgan)

Floor Amendment 453227/1 (Delegate M. Morgan)

4/5/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 173529/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted

Floor Amendment 173529/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted

4/5/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-98)

Floor Amendment 273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-98)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 383321/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 383321/1 Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (39-97)

Floor Amendment 543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (39-97)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 153324/1

Favorable with Amendments 153324/1

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected
4/5/2025
38
Yea
98
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5/2025
98
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected
4/4/2025
39
Yea
97
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected
4/4/2025
37
Yea
98
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
31
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

William Smith
William Smith
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/2025131.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/202591.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.4 KB
Vote Image
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