HB 1049

Did not advance

Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that a law enforcement officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for acts or omissions causing certain physical or mental injury that occur while the law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity; prohibiting a person from bringing an action under the Act under certain circumstances; specifying that certain immunity does not apply to a claim brought under the Act; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gray-Hopkins, Marion	Coalition of Concerned Mothers	Oral
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral
FAV	Shapiro, Samuel	Law Offices of Samuel M. Shapiro, P.A.	Oral
FAV	Boardman, Tiana	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Greenberg, Lawrence	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Rogers, Matthew	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Courtney	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Winkelman, Michael	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Hansel, Cary	Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Mosby, Baltimore City Council President Nick J.	Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. Mosby	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Deans, Richard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gephart, Connor	Individual	Position only
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Peprah, Alex	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kruger, Karen	MD Chiefs of Police/MD Sheriffs' Association	Oral
UNF	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ball, Chaz	Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral

Organizations on record

Coalition of Concerned MothersFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Law Offices of Samuel M. Shapiro, P.A.FAV 1

Maryland Association for JusticeFAV 5

Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights SectionFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

MD Chiefs of Police/MD Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. MosbyFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMansfield, 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.…