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House debates House Bill 444 amendments; two proposals fail, bill ordered for third reading
Summary
Delegates debated amendments to House Bill 444 that would (1) require 48‑hour notice before transferring detainees to federal immigration authorities and (2) ban arrest quotas, warrantless drone surveillance, unmanned aerial surveillance without a warrant, and no‑knock warrants. Both amendments failed on roll calls and HB 444 was ordered printed for third reading.
The House debated two amendments to House Bill 444 during an evening session and rejected both before ordering the measure printed for a third reading.
The first amendment, offered by a delegate identified in the record as a delegate from Baltimore County, would have required 48 hours' notification before a detainee was released to facilitate transfer to federal immigration authorities, while prohibiting holding a person beyond their sentenced time. "The amendment requires notification 48 hours before a detainee is released and to facilitate the transfer of the detainee, as long as they don't detain that person past the point of the time which they have to serve," the delegate said.
Floor Leader, opposing the change, told…
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