HB 444 — Maryland
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
Prohibiting the State, a unit of local government, a county sheriff, or any agency, officer, employee, or agent of the State or a unit of local government from entering into an immigration enforcement agreement; and requiring the termination of an existing immigration enforcement agreement immediately on the taking effect of the Act.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 · Feb 17, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Judiciary (House of Delegates); Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Judiciary
Jan 22, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
Jan 22, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Special Order until 01/30 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
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Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Laid Over (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
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Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates
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Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Feb 3, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Adopted
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading Passed
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Returned Passed
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2
Feb 17, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Nicole Williams, Gabriel Acevero, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen, Tiffany Alston, Marlon Amprey, Heather Bagnall Tudball, Ben Barnes, Dylan Behler, Adrian Boafo, Regina Boyce, Lorig Charkoudian, Derrick Coley, Charlotte Crutchfield, Bonnie Cullison, Debra Davis, Eric Ebersole, Mark Edelson, Elizabeth Embry, Kris Fair, Jessica Feldmark, Diana Fennell, Linda Foley, Cathi Forbes, David Fraser-Hidalgo, Pam Guzzone, Andrea Harrison, Anne Healey, Terri Hill, Marvin Holmes, Julian Ivey, Andre Johnson, Steve Johnson, Dana Jones, Anne Kaiser, Aaron Kaufman, Marc Korman, Mary Lehman, Robbyn Lewis, Jeff Long, Lesley Lopez, Aletheia McCaskill, Bernice Mireku-North, David Moon, Gabriel Moreno, Julie Palakovich Carr, Cheryl Pasteur, Edith Patterson, Scott Phillips, Lily Qi, Kent Roberson, Mike Rogers, Sandy Rosenberg, Malcolm Ruff, Sheila Ruth, Emily Shetty, Karen Simpson, Stephanie Smith, Jared Solomon, Ryan Spiegel, Dana Stein, Vaughn Stewart, Sean Stinnett, Deni Taveras, Kym Taylor, Jen Terrasa, Karen Toles, Veronica Turner, Kris Valderrama, Joe Vogel, Courtney Watson, Melissa Wells, Jennifer White Holland, Jheanelle Wilkins, Greg Wims, Sarah Wolek, Jamila Woods, Teresa Woorman, Caylin Young, Natalie Ziegler, Martinez
House of Delegates vote — 35–94
FLA Del. Buckel /693221/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
35 yea · 94 nay · 12 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 36–95
FLA Del. Hartman /893521/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
36 yea · 95 nay · 10 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 36–95
FLA Del. Rose /403026/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
36 yea · 95 nay · 10 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 35–95
FLA Del. Griffith /523628/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
35 yea · 95 nay · 11 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 35–94
FLA Del. Pippy /483626/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
35 yea · 94 nay · 12 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 36–100
FLA Del. Grammer /113223/1 · Feb 2, 2026 · result: fail
36 yea · 100 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 12–118
FLA Del. Grammer /843624/1 · Feb 2, 2026 · result: fail
12 yea · 118 nay · 11 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 99–40
On Third Reading (Emerg) · Feb 3, 2026 · result: pass
99 yea · 40 nay · 2 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
Senate vote — 32–13
On Third Reading (Emerg) · Feb 9, 2026 · result: pass
32 yea · 13 nay · 2 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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