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HB1036 • 2026

Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement

Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegate Bartlett
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date
Upon Enact

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement

Requiring the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the death of a person that occurs in connection with an interaction with federal law enforcement or federal immigration enforcement; requiring the Division to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly after conducting the investigation; and requiring the Attorney General to prosecute a certain case under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Requiring the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the death of a person that occurs in connection with an interaction with federal law enforcement or federal immigration enforcement; requiring the Division to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly after conducting the investigation; and requiring the Attorney General to prosecute a certain case under certain circumstances.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Withdrawn by Sponsor

  2. 2026-03-04 House

    Hearing canceled

  3. 2026-02-10 House

    Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-02-09 House

    First Reading Judiciary

  5. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement

  6. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the death of a person that occurs in connection with an interaction with federal law enforcement or federal immigration enforcement; requiring the Division to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly after conducting the investigation; and requiring the Attorney General to prosecute a certain case under certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1036*

HOUSE BILL 1036
E4, E2 EMERGENCY BILL 6lr3564

By: Delegate Bartlett
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2026
Assigned to: Judiciary

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Office of the Attorney General – Independent Investigations Division – Federal 2
Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the 4
Attorney General to investigate the death of a person that occurs in connection with 5
an interaction with federal law enforcement or federal immigration enforcement ; 6
requiring the Division to submit a certain report at a certain time; requiring the 7
Attorney General to prosecute a certain case under certain circumstances ; and 8
generally relating to the Independent Investigations Division. 9

BY adding to 10
Article – State Government 11
Section 6–605 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16

Article – State Government 17

6–605. 18

(A) IN THIS SECTION , “SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJ URY” HAS THE MEANING 19
STATED IN § 3–201 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 20

(B) IF A PERSON DIES OR S USTAINS SERIOUS PHYS ICAL INJURY IN 21
CONNECTION WITH AN INTERACTION WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEM ENT OR 22
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, THE DIVISION SHALL INVEST IGATE THE 23
DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. 24
2 HOUSE BILL 1036

(C) AFTER CONDUCTING AN I NVESTIGATION UNDER SUBSEC TION (B) OF 1
THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND, IN 2
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SETTING 3
FORTH THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION. 4

(D) IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THAT AN I NVESTIGATION 5
CONDUCTED UNDER SUBS ECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION PROV IDES SUFFICIENT 6
GROUNDS FOR PROSECUT ION OF A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR A 7
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE COMMISSION O F A 8
CRIME, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROSECUTE THE CASE. 9

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 10
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 11
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three –fifths of all the members elected to 12
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 13
enacted. 14