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Committee passes amended bill expanding 'sensitive locations' to include courthouses and school-related sites
Summary
The House Judiciary committee on Feb. 24 passed House Bill 13-41 as amended, expanding 'sensitive locations' to include courthouses, school bus stops and certain food-distribution sites and requiring the attorney general to issue yearly guidance; the measure was advanced as an emergency and passed the committee roll call.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass House Bill 13-41 as amended on Feb. 24, advancing an expanded definition of “sensitive locations” and adding new notification requirements for public-school personnel and courthouses.
Unidentified Speaker 4, who walked the committee through the reprint, said the amendment retitles the measure "immigration enforcement expanding sensitive locations notification and guidance, the Maryland Values Act of 2026," and incorporates material from last year’s House Bill 12-22 (chapter 7-18, 2025). Speaker 4 told members the amendment adds courthouses to the list of sensitive locations and requires courthouses that operate at a sensitive location to implement a policy consistent with guidance from the attorney general on or before Oct. 1, 2026.
Speaker 4 described specific changes to…
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