# Maryland SB 0245: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition

Maryland SB 0245, Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William C. Smith (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-17 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0245
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-02-17, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1
- Sponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Public Safety, Administrative Agencies, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Emergency Bills, Federal Government, Immigrants and Citizenship -see also- Residency, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Sheriffs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (191 yes, 126 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stops local immigration enforcement agreements: benefit, medium. Beginning February 17, 2026, the law bans the State and local governments, including county sheriffs, from signing agreements with the federal government to enforce civil immigration law. On that date, any existing agreements must be ended right away using their termination clauses. This stops loca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 38 | 1 |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 12 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Floor Amendment {503428/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected | fail | 13 | 31 | 2 |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Floor Amendment {613221/1 (Senator Sydnor) Adopted | pass | 33 | 13 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Floor Amendment {853125/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected | fail | 14 | 32 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-02-17: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1
- 2026-02-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading Passed (99-38) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-02-10: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-09: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-03: Third Reading Passed (32-12) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Floor Amendment {613221/1 (Senator Sydnor) Adopted (33-13) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Floor Amendment {853125/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (14-32) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Floor Amendment {503428/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-31) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_1_sb0245t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0245t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0245f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_1_sb0245t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0245t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0245f.pdf)

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- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0245-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).