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SB 899

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Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing canceled (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain provision of law relating to the interception of an oral communication by a law enforcement officer using a body-worn digital recording device or electronic control device to provide that such interception is lawful under certain circumstances; requiring a policy developed and published by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to address the use of a body-worn camera by an off-duty law enforcement officer authorized to work secondary employment under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (3)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHolness, ToniACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Smith, Senator SmithlegislatorIndividualPosition only
INFOWitten, JenniferlobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

INFOWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.