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Committee adopts amendments and advances emergency 'Maryland Values Act' requiring school notification of immigration enforcement

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee · April 8, 2026

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Summary

The committee adopted conforming amendments to House Bill 13‑41 (Maryland Values Act of 2026), including a courthouse‑policy timing provision, and moved the emergency bill favorable as amended; the motion carried with one dissenting red vote from Senator Carrozza.

House Bill 13‑41, described to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee by Stacy, committee staff, would require school personnel who are notified of immigration enforcement in a designated sensitive location to notify the county superintendent of the affected school or a designee and conform certain courthouse policy timing to guidance from the attorney general.

Stacy told the committee the amendments in the packet would conform the House bill to Senate Bill 810 and add a provision requiring each courthouse, on or before Oct. 1, 2026, to implement or update a policy that may consider guidance issued by the attorney general and then update that policy by Oct. 1 each year as necessary.

Chair (meeting moderator) called for the amendments to be moved; Senator Harris moved the amendments and Senator Washington seconded. The committee voted to adopt the amendments and then moved the bill favorable, as amended. The chair recorded one dissenting (red) vote from Senator Carrozza; otherwise members voted in favor, and the bill passed from committee.

Next steps: With the committee vote recorded, the emergency bill will go forward consistent with Senate concurrence and the committee's adopted conforming language.