Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)
HB 1341 prohibits public school security personnel - including school resource officers, security employees, and certain law enforcement officers - from engaging in federal immigration enforcement or sharing student/employee records for immigration purposes. The bill requires security staff to immediately contact school officials if presented with a valid judicial warrant, subpoena, or legal order for immigration-related information. It amends Maryland's Education Code to clarify that school security cannot be used for immigration investigations under federal §287(G) and must comply with state privacy laws. This directly affects school security staff and protects students, employees, and their families from immigration enforcement activities within public schools.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Last action Apr 13, 2026
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Zucker) Adopted
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Rose) Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Feb 21, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (91-34-17)
house of delegates
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
First Reading Judiciary and Ways and Means
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cathi Forbes
DDemocratic
P
Cheryl Pasteur
DDemocratic
P
Dana Jones
DDemocratic
P
Dana Stein
DDemocratic
P
Edith Patterson
DDemocratic
P
Eric Ebersole
DDemocratic
P
Gabriel Moreno
DDemocratic
P
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Jen Terrasa
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer White Holland
DDemocratic
P
Jessica Feldmark
DDemocratic
P
Nick Allen
DDemocratic
P
Terri Hill
DDemocratic
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