Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Complaints Against Law Enforcement Officers
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that a record relating to a formal complaint of job-related misconduct made against a law enforcement officer is not a personnel record under certain provisions of the Public Information Act under certain circumstances; authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of certain records involving a complaint of job-related misconduct made against a law enforcement officer; authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of certain records by a complainant only under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (46)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 24Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Holness, Toni | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Young, Jack | City of Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morris, Reverend Marguerite | Communities Actively Seeking Transparency | Position only |
| FAV | Perez, Joe | Hispanic National Law Enforcement Association | Position only |
| FAV | JORDAN, LISAE Clobbyist | MD COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT | Oral |
| FAV | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | MD Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stawinski, Chief Hank | Prince Georges County PD | Position only |
| FAV | Morris, Chief Dave | Riverdale Park PD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ernst, Timothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamlett, Erica | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | blendy, nicholas | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Esty, Sue | AFSCME | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wright, Davidlobbyist | AFSCME | Position only |
| UNF | rose, dave | Baltimore County FOP | Oral |
| UNF | Kramer, Janis | Maryland State Police Alumni Assoc. | Position only |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | Prince Georges FOP | Oral |
| UNF | davey, mike | SBWD Law | Oral |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | State Fop | Oral |
| UNF | young, mike | state fop | Oral |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rocah, David | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| FWA | Buntin, George | Baltimore City Civilian Review Board | Position only |
| FWA | Scott, Brandon | Baltimore City Council President | Position only |
| FWA | Walther-Rodrguez, Lydia | CASA | Oral |
| FWA | Bamiro, Seannice | Community Justice | Position only |
| FWA | Harrison, Jeff | Community Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pope, Amity | Community Justice | Position only |
| FWA | Morris, Marguerite | For Kathy's Sake Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Morris, Marguerite | For Kathy's Sake Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Morris, Marguerite | For Kathy's Sake Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Caplan, Karen | Jews United for Justice | Position only |
| FWA | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FWA | Hoa, Laurel | Montgomery County SURJ | Position only |
| FWA | Cain, Darlene | Mothers on the Move | Position only |
| FWA | Liu, Allen | NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Position only |
| FWA | Ward, David | River Road Universalist Unitarians | Position only |
| FWA | Ponder, Carlean | Silver Spring Justice | Oral |
| FWA | Ponder, Carlean | Silver Spring Justice Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Badeker, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Dezurn, Deauntte | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Frederick, James | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Lapham, Steven | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Parker, Janna | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Williams, Randy | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1FWA 1
AFSCMEUNF 2
Baltimore County FOPUNF 1
CASAFWA 1
City of BaltimoreFAV 1
Community JusticeFWA 3
Mothers on the MoveFWA 1
Prince Georges FOPUNF 1
Riverdale Park PDFAV 1
SBWD LawUNF 1
state fopUNF 1
State FopUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJORDAN, LISAE CMD COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTRegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMD Coalition Against Sexual AssaultRegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault