HB 671

Did not advance

Public Information Act – Personnel and Investigatory Records – Complaints Against Police Officers

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a custodian to grant inspection of certain personnel records by the United States Attorney, the Attorney General, the State Prosecutor, or a State's Attorney; establishing that a record relating to a formal complaint of job-related misconduct made against a police officer is not a personnel record under certain provisions of the Public Information Act under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland police Training and Standards Commission to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly certain information; etc.

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Testimony (56)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 29Unfavorable

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	Harrison , Michael	Baltimore Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barron, Erek	Delegate	Oral
FAV	Clippinger, Luke	Delegate, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee	Oral
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Hansel, Cary	Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section	Oral
FAV	Hamill, Russell	Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs Association	Oral
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Popkin, Sheriff Darren	Maryland Sheriffs & Chiefs Association	Oral
FAV	Williams, Thomas	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greynolds, Eric	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Ladd, Melissa	Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Maryland Chapter	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Matt	Office of the Speaker	Oral
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	McKesson, DeRay	Protestor, Co-Founder of Campaign Zero	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Queen, Belinda	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
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	Written (PDF)
UNF	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Oral
UNF	McDonald, Ericka	LWVBCO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
UNF	Petty , Agbeko	NAACP Legal Defense Fund	Written (PDF)
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	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	MacKenzie, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Novak, Natalie	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	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandUNF 2

Baltimore City State's Attorney OfficeFAV 2

Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4UNF 1

Baltimore Police DepartmentFAV 1

City of Havre de GraceUNF 1

DelegateFAV 1

Delegate, Chairman of the House Judiciary CommitteeFAV 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 for Justice, Civil Rights SectionFAV 1

Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Sheriffs & Chiefs AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State PoliceFAV 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Maryland ChapterFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense FundUNF 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFWA 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Office of the SpeakerFAV 1

PG Change MakersUNF 1

PG ChangeMakers CoalitionUNF 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Protestor, Co-Founder of Campaign ZeroFAV 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

Warnken, LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, 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.…

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

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

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

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