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Maryland House Passes Community Trust Act After Hours of Amendments and Debate
Summary
After hours of contentious floor debate and multiple failed amendments, the Maryland House passed Senate Bill 791, the Community Trust Act, which adjusts when local correctional facilities notify federal immigration authorities; the final roll call was 92-37.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 791, the Community Trust Act, on March 28 after a late-night floor session marked by repeated amendments and partisan exchanges over when local officials may notify or cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
The bill, read on third reading as 'Senate bill 7 91, correctional services and public safety, immigration enforcement, prohibitions, community trust act,' drew sustained debate over whether local jurisdictions should be allowed to share information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before conviction in serious criminal cases. The final roll call was 92 votes in favor and 37 opposed, after several targeted amendments — including proposals to carve out homicide and other violent offenses — failed on the House floor.
Supporters framed the measure as a way to balance public safety with due process and uniform state practice. 'This is not a sanctuary bill. It is actually quite the opposite. It is mandatory notification to ICE for every single person…
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