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The bill’s supporters said the measure clarifies when state or local agencies must share information with federal immigration authorities and is intended to reduce fear among immigrant residents. The senator from the 20 First District said, \"What this bill is about in my judgment is about reducing fear,\" and argued the bill would not prevent punishment of people who commit crimes.

Opponents argued the bill would make it harder for federal authorities to remove noncitizens convicted of crimes. The minority leader urged colleagues to reject the measure, saying, \"I would urge the body to vote no on this bill,\" and framed the issue as public safety and border security. The senator from the 30 Fifth District said the bill \"makes it more difficult\" for federal enforcement and said he would register a no vote.

After debate, the clerk reported the final tally. \"With 33 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 977, having received the constitutional majority, is declared passed,\" the clerk said on the record.

The transcript identifies the bill by its third-reading title on the floor: \"enforcement of federal immigration law restrictions and access to information, Maryland data privacy act.\" The floor debate included repeated references to concerns about community fear, law enforcement cooperation, and the practical effect of federal policy changes.

No formal amendments or next-step actions were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided beyond the final passage announcement and the votes recorded on the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session, 3/17/2025 #3","oneSentenceSummary","The Maryland Senate on March 17 passed Senate Bill 977 — described on the floor as addressing enforcement of federal immigration law restrictions and access to information and referenced as the \"Maryland data privacy act\" — after extended debate on public-safety implications and the bill’s effect on immigrant communities.","taxTitle","SENATE, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Maryland","taxId",15090,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6634465,"Votes at a glance: Maryland Senate approves a slate of bills on environment, education, health and insurance",945,732000,1677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2667392-41bcfa0a4a4fecb4fc4d6a888e52ad2e&start=732&end=1677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2667392-41bcfa0a4a4fecb4fc4d6a888e52ad2e/thumbnail_732000.jpg","/articles/6634465/Maryland/Votes-at-a-glance-Maryland-Senate-approves-a-slate-of-bills-on-environment-education-health-and-insurance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6634465-7e6b86c636e84ffdcd86a8899eed200e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156068&Signature=ZzEkNOoEqF1gnvn8Z4ny-3mJibzTFlhUSXUuWW-y1nnIKHm5sDuavhH5Fq8qL~-pc8DHq~hIU4eEg3kkAAj0du0hLv44~vvVPkIBJoe38Yl8QKrjXB5HDyJG~eZeBOTmnZQ1V6-t6a1kBpi22lK7ggUWVkAOH1~QP1cS~Y7-epeWGf8B1t8f2LUtqFqS1POZ9~OxNR6muL0vaCHIyhcmttwS3afyBCFkXjJsnhW3PzBkfvkkQBEBz2olXWAXoZ6hnVluRXAam54o2M3CYNfvcTD~p1xFsK3jzj4XHwhvrShrKnvhWKYcSQvaAEOZlwXQp-OHKGK5x8aPKQQ7~X5IGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maryland Senate on March 17 passed a series of bills on third reading covering topics that included access to counsel for eviction proceedings, environmental fees and regulations, healthcare facility veterans and family provisions, school construction cost-share changes, youth program funding, producer responsibility for packaging, cooperative housing law changes, and motor-vehicle insurance telematics.

Bills recorded as passing on the third-reading calendar included:

- Senate Bill 154 (access to counsel and evictions task force and special fund): clerk announced, \"With 35 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 154... is declared passed.\"

- Senate Bill 250 (Department of the Environment — fees, penalties, funding, and regulation): clerk announced, \"With 34 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 250... is declared passed.\"

- Senate Bill 740 (healthcare facilities, service member, community members — F S Matthew Fast Act): clerk announced passage with 46 affirmative votes.

- Senate Bill 843 (school construction, low cost-share alterations): clerk announced passage with 47 affirmative votes.

- Senate Bill 880 (Governor's Office for Children, Boys & Girls Clubs funding): clerk announced passage with 47 affirmative votes.

- Senate Bill 901 (environment — packaging and paper producer responsibility plans): clerk announcement recorded an affirmative majority (transcribed as \"34 5 votes\"); the floor declared the bill passed.

- Senate Bill 927 (cooperative limited-equity housing corporations establishment): clerk announced passage with 38 affirmative votes.

- Senate Bill 984 (passenger motor vehicle insurance telematics programs): clerk announced passage with 47 affirmative votes.

- Senate Bill 425 (coal combustion byproducts — fees, coordinating committee and regulations): after a motion to allow two readings in one day and floor action, clerk announced final passage (final tally transcribed as \"4 35 votes in the affirmative,\" read on the record).

Most bills were moved through with no extended floor debate recorded in the excerpt provided; Senate Bill 977 drew extended debate and is covered in a separate article. The floor also included ceremonial remarks and guest introductions before beginning the third-reading calendar.

The transcript records the clerk and presiding officer handling roll calls and announcing counts. Where the transcript included ambiguous numeric transcriptions (for example, \"34 5\" or \"4 35\"), the excerpt was reported verbatim rather than corrected; those items are noted as transcribed in the record.","On March 17 the Maryland Senate advanced and passed multiple bills on its third-reading calendar, including measures on eviction-counsel funding, environmental fees, school construction cost shares, youth programs funding, producer responsibility, and vehicle telematics. Vote tallies were recorded on the floor; clerk announcements are summarized.","actionData","errors"]

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