# Maryland HB 0579: Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations Maryland HB 0579, Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth Embry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (Third Reading Passed (124-14)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0579-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0579 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Third Reading Passed (124-14) - Sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Attorneys, Attorney General, Certifications, Court Orders, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Disclosure, Evidence, Federal Government, Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Immigrants and Citizenship -see also- Residency, Indigent Persons, Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest, Jurisdiction, Kinship -see also- Parents and Guardians, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Liability, Libraries -see also- Archives, Notices, Parents and Guardians, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Petitions, Places of Worship -see also- Religion, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, State's Attorneys, Statutes of Limitation, Time, Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (255 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Moon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 14 | 2 | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 12 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 39 | 1 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (124-14) (House) - 2025-04-07: Conference Committee Report {273726/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay) (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Recede (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Love and McKay) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Requests Senate Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-05: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Moon, Embry and Valentine) (House) - 2025-04-05: House Requests Senate Recede (House) - 2025-04-05: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (32-12) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments {473526/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (99-39) (House) - 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-14: Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {493023/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-23: First Reading Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0579t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0579f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0579t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0579f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0579-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).