# Maryland SB 0792: Hospitals - Immigration Enforcement Action - Policy Requirement

Maryland SB 0792, Hospitals - Immigration Enforcement Action - Policy Requirement, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarence K. Lam (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0792
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Hospitals - Immigration Enforcement Action - Policy Requirement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162
- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Facilities and Regulation, Public Safety, Attorney General, Committees and Commissions, Electronic Government, Health Services Cost Review Commission, Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Immigrants and Citizenship -see also- Residency, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Open Government, Privacy, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Standards and Best Practices, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (212 yes, 229 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hospitals must set immigration enforcement rules: cost, low. The law takes effect June 1, 2026, and requires Maryland hospitals to adopt policies for immigration enforcement actions. The deadline is January 1, 2027, or three months after the state publishes its model policy, whichever comes first. Hospital policies must follow Maryland Attorney General guida…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Floor Amendment {193324/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected | fail | 36 | 96 | 5 |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Floor Amendment {703220/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected | fail | 36 | 96 | 5 |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 33 | 5 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 4 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 162
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (99-33) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Floor Amendment {703220/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-96) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Floor Amendment {193324/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (36-96) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-20: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (41-4) (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments {333721/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_162_sb0792t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0792t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0792f.pdf)

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- 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_162_sb0792t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0792t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0792f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0792-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).