# Maryland SB 0828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Maryland SB 0828, Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William C. Smith (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (Third Reading Passed (34-13)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0828-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0828 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Third Reading Passed (34-13) - Sponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Administrative Agencies, Attorney General, Awareness and Outreach, Cemeteries, Child Care, Children (4-12), Clinics, Community Colleges, Community Facilities and Services, Comptroller, Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Disabilities, Emergency Bills, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Ethics, Federal Government, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Foster Care, Funerals, Group Homes -see also- Foster Care; JuvFacil; SubsAbTrt, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Human Rights -see also- Civil Rights and Social Equity, Immigrants and Citizenship -see also- Residency, Indigent Persons, Infants and Toddlers (0-3), Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Libraries -see also- Archives, Mental and Behavioral Health -see also- Aut; Cogn; Dev; etc., Notices, Places of Worship -see also- Religion, Pregnancy, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Public Information, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Religion -see also- Places of Worship, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, School Buses, Social Services -see also- Public Benefits, Standards and Best Practices, State Universities and Colleges, Substance Abuse Treatment, Teenagers (13-19), Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation, Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Hate Crimes, Warrants - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (373 yes, 398 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: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 13 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Floor Amendment (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected | fail | 38 | 98 | 1 | | 2025-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed with Amendments | pass | 98 | 39 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Motion Not Allow Laid Over (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted | pass | 96 | 40 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Floor Amendment {543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected | fail | 39 | 97 | 1 | | 2025-04-04 | House | Floor Amendment {273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected | fail | 37 | 98 | 3 | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 31 | 13 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (34-13) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Conference Committee Report {423524/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Moon and Bartlett) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Refuses Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Clippinger, Moon and Bartlett) (House) - 2025-04-07: House Refuses Recede (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Sydnor and McKay) (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Sydnor and McKay) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (98-39) (House) - 2025-04-05: Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (House) - 2025-04-05: Floor Amendment {173529/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted (House) - 2025-04-05: Floor Amendment (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-98) (House) - 2025-04-05: Motion Not Allow Laid Over (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted (96-40) (House) - 2025-04-05: Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan) (House) - 2025-04-05: Floor Amendment {453227/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) (House) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: Floor Amendment {273422/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-98) (House) - 2025-04-04: Floor Amendment {543429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (39-97) (House) - 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments {383321/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (31-13) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {153324/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {153324/1 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0828t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0828f.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/sb/sb0828t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0828f.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-SB0828-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).