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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 985: Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 985 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards. Primary sponsor: Will Smith (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Hearing canceled.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing canceled
  2. Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
  3. Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
  4. First Reading Senate Rules

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source