HB 670

Enacted

Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 59 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; prohibiting a police officer from preventing a citizen from recording the officer's actions if the citizen is otherwise acting lawfully and safely; establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Police Officers and the Maryland Police Officers Scholarship Program; requiring the Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions in response to violations of a certain Use of Force Statute; requiring each county to have a police accountability board; etc.

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Testimony (74)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendmentsUNF 32UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bledsoe, Janice	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FAV	Mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKesson, DeRay	Co-Founder of Campaign Zero	Oral
FAV	Sinyangwe, Samuel	Data Scientist, Co-Founder of Campaign Zero	Oral
FAV	Atterbeary, Vanessa	Delegate	Oral
FAV	Lomax, Mark	Former Executive Director, Nat'l Tactical Officers Assoc.	Oral
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benjamin, Peter	Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence	Oral
FAV	Corbin, Stephen	Moms Demand Action for Common Sense Gun Laws	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	, Matt Jackson	Office of the Speaker	Oral
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Hoefner, Ferd	Takoma Park Presbyterian Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hopkins, Charles	Washington Football Team	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Marissa	Individual	Oral
FAV	Grant, Jerami	Individual	Oral
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Veith, Danielle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rocah, David	ACLU of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Young, Caylin	ACLU of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Rose, David	Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4	Position only
UNF	Rybczynski, Adam	City of Havre de Grace	Position only
UNF	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral
UNF	McDonald, Ericka	LWVBCO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
UNF	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
UNF	Oriadha, Krystal	PG Change Makers	Oral
UNF	Pope, Amity	PG ChangeMakers Coalition	Oral
UNF	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Robson, Letitia	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
UNF	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davey, Michael	State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
UNF	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Oral
UNF	Smith, Rebeccalobbyist	Warnken, LLC	Oral
UNF	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Beach, Jacqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cooper, Melody	Individual	Oral
UNF	Dalton, Dawn	Individual	Oral
UNF	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hill, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	MacKenzie, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Massoni, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Parker, Janna	Individual	Oral
UNF	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosenthal, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shock, Jack	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Walther-Rodriquez , Lydia	Individual	Oral
UNF	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Harrison , Michael	Baltimore Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Nesky, John	Bowie Police Department	Oral

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandUNF 2

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFAV 2

Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4UNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore Police DepartmentFWA 1

Bowie Police DepartmentFWA 1

City of Havre de GraceUNF 1INFO 1

Co-Founder of Campaign ZeroFAV 1

Data Scientist, Co-Founder of Campaign ZeroFAV 1

DelegateFAV 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesINFO 1

Former Executive Director, Nat'l Tactical Officers Assoc.FAV 1

Howard County Jewish Community Relations CouncilFWA 1

Joanna SilverUNF 1

Leaders of a Beautiful StruggleUNF 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

LWVBCOUNF 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Department of State PoliceFWA 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State PoliceFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationFWA 1

Marylanders to Prevent Gun ViolenceFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 1

Moms Demand Action for Common Sense Gun LawsFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFWA 1

N/AFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFWA 1

Office of the SpeakerFAV 1

PG Change MakersUNF 1

PG ChangeMakers CoalitionUNF 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore ChapterUNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreUNF 1

State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

SURJ BaltimoreUNF 1

Takoma Park MobilizationUNF 1

Takoma Park Presbyterian ChurchFAV 1

The Institute For Forensic PsychologyINFO 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Warnken, LLCUNF 1

Washington Football TeamFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

UNFSmith, RebeccaWarnken, LLCRegistered for: Hopewell Fund

UNFAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

UNFMassoni, JennaRegistered for: ZeroEyes; Heritage Memorial Cemetery; Maryland Farm Bureau; Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.; ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter (ALSA); Alorica…

FWAMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FWAMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…