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*hb1006*
HOUSE BILL 1006
P1 EMERGENCY BILL 5lr2200
HB 403/20 – JUD
By: Delegates Wilkins, Solomon, Allen, Alston, Bagnall, Barnes, Boafo, Boyce,
Charkoudian, Crutchfield, Davis, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Foley,
Fraser–Hidalgo, Guyton, Harris, Healey, Hill, Kaufman, Korman, R. Lewis,
J. Long, Lopez, Martinez, McCaskill, Mirek u–North, Palakovich Carr,
Pasteur, Pena–Melnyk, Phillips, Ruff, Ruth, Simmons, Spiegel, Stein,
Stewart, Taveras, Taylor, Terrasa, Valderrama, Vogel, Wells,
White Holland, Williams, Wims, Woods, Woorman, and Young
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Immigration Enforcement – Sensitive Locations – Guidelines and Policies 2
(Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Attorney General to develop guidelines relating to 4
immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations; requiring State agencies that 5
operate at certain sensitive locations to adopt certain policies or provide certain 6
written notice of a decision not to adopt certain policies; and generally relating to 7
immigration enforcement. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – State Government 10
Section 6–111 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – State Government 16
6–111. 17
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “SENSITIVE LOCATION ” MEANS: 18
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(1) A SCHOOL, INCLUDING A PRESCHOOL , PRIMARY OR SECONDARY 1
SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL OR TRADE SCHOOL, OR COLLEGE OR UNIVER SITY; 2
(2) A MEDICAL OR MENTAL HE ALTH CARE FACILITY, INCLUDING A 3
HOSPITAL, A DOCTOR’S OFFICE, A HEALTH CLINIC , A VACCINATION OR TESTI NG 4
SITE, AN URGENT CARE CENTER , A SITE THAT SERVES PRE GNANT INDIVIDUALS , OR 5
A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ; 6
(3) A PLACE OF WORSHIP OR RELIGIOUS STUDY , WHETHER IN A 7
STRUCTURE DEDICATED TO ACTIVITIES OF FAI TH OR A TEMPORARY FA CILITY OR 8
LOCATION WHERE ACTIV ITIES OF FAITH ARE TAKING PLACE ; 9
(4) A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN GATHER, INCLUDING A PLAYGROUN D, 10
RECREATION CENTER , CHILDCARE CENTER, BEFORE– OR AFTER–SCHOOL CARE 11
CENTER, FOSTER CARE FACILITY , GROUP HOME FOR CHILD REN, OR SCHOOL BUS 12
STOP; 13
(5) A SOCIAL SERVICES ESTA BLISHMENT, INCLUDING A CRISIS 14
CENTER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SH ELTER, VICTIMS SERVICES C ENTER, CHILD 15
ADVOCACY CENTER , SUPERVISED VISITATIO N CENTER, FAMILY JUSTICE CENTE R, 16
COMMUNITY –BASED ORGANIZATION , FACILITY THAT SERVES DISABLED PERSONS , 17
HOMELESS SHELTER , DRUG OR ALCOHOL COUN SELING AND TREATMENT FACILITY, 18
OR FOOD BA NK OR PANTRY OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT DISTRIBUT ING FOOD OR 19
OTHER ESSENTIALS OF LIFE TO PEOPLE IN NE ED; 20
(6) A PLACE WHERE DISASTER OR EMERGENCY RESPONS E AND 21
RELIEF IS BEING PROVIDED , INCLUDING ALONG EVACUATION ROU TES, WHERE 22
SHELTER OR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES, FOOD, OR WATER ARE BEING D ISTRIBUTED, OR 23
REGISTRATION FOR DIS ASTER–RELATED ASSISTANCE O R FAMILY REUNIFICATI ON IS 24
UNDERWAY ; 25
(7) A PLACE WHERE A FUNE RAL, GRAVESIDE CEREMONY , ROSARY, 26
WEDDING, OR OTHER RELIGIOUS OR CIVIL CEREMON Y OR OBSERVANCE OCCUR S; 27
(8) A PLACE WHERE THERE IS AN ONGOING PARADE , 28
DEMONSTRATION , OR RALLY; 29
(9) A COURTHOUSE ; AND 30
(10) ANY OTHER LOCATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE B Y THE ATTORNEY 31
GENERAL. 32
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(B) (1) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IN CONSULTATION WITH 1
APPROPRIATE STAKEHOL DERS, SHALL DEVELOP GUIDEL INES FOR ENTITIES 2
OPERATING AT SENSITI VE LOCATIONS THAT LIMIT IMMIGRATI ON ENFORCEMENT AT 3
SENSITIVE LOCATIONS TO THE FULLEST EXTEN T POSSIBLE CONSISTEN T WITH 4
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. 5
(2) A STATE AGENCY THAT OPE RATES AT A SENSITIVE LOCATION 6
SHALL: 7
(I) ADOPT POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDELINES 8
DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION; OR 9
(II) PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 10
ITS DECISION NOT TO ADOPT POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDELINES 11
DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, INCLUDING: 12
1. AN EXPLANATION OF THE REASONS FOR NOT 13
ADOPTING POLICIES; AND 14
2. COPIES OF ANY EXISTI NG POLICIES RELATING TO 15
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEM ENT AT THE SENSITIVE LOCATION. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 17
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 18
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 19
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 20
enacted. 21