Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB810: Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; expanding the definition of sensitive locations relating to a "public school" to include certain locations that distribute food to individuals in need; prohibiting public school personnel from engaging in certain immigration enforcement; requiring certain courthouses to implement a certain policy and update the policy as necessary; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) FOR the purpose of requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; prohibiting public school security personnel from engaging in certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement functions…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) FOR the purpose of requiring certain public school personnel to notify a county superintendent or a county superintendent's designee if the individual receives certain notification of certain immigration enforcement at a school; prohibiting public school security personnel from engaging in certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement functions; prohibiting public school security personnel from producing or sharing certain student or employee information for purposes of federal immigration investigation and enforcement, except under certain circumstances; expanding the definition of sensitive locations relating to the definition of a "public school"; expanding the definition of sensitive locations to include certain locations that distribute food to individuals in need; requiring the Attorney General to update certain guidance on or before a certain date each year and certain public schools, public libraries, and units of the Executive Branch of State and local government to update certain policies; requiring certain courthouses to implement a certain policy and to update the policy as necessary; and generally relating to federal immigration investigation and enforcement in public schools enforcement. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Criminal Procedure Section 2-104 and 2-104.2 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing …