SB 178

Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Search Warrants and Inspection of Records Relating to Police Misconduct (Anton's Law)

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 62 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that an application for a certain no-knock search warrant be approved in writing by a police supervisor and the State's Attorney; requiring a certain no-knock search warrant to be executed between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., absent exigent circumstances; requiring a certain custodian to allow inspection of certain records by certain persons; providing that a record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer is not a personnel record for certain purposes; etc.

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Testimony (64)

MGA witness list

FAV 58FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rocah, David	ACLU of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Hawkes, Tiera	Baltimore City Civilian Review Board	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cocke, Abigail	Baltimore for Border Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sevilla, Gabriela	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Dayvon	Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle	Oral
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hansel, Cary	Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section	Oral
FAV	Kronser, Lori	Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Petty , Agbeko	NAACP Legal Defense Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hutto, Jonathan	Prince George's People's Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robson, Letitia	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunderdale, Tara	Silver Spring Justice Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNary, Ethan	Sunrise Movement Baltimore and Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blocker, Danielle	Young People for Progress	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Christopher	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bock-Singleton, Natasza	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldenzer, Emile	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Michelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Michelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hurley, Ayla	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	John, Beverly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leas, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marinelli, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mink, Kristin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pierson, Lola	Individual	Position only
FAV	Plymyer, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock-Foster, Charlene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Soreng, Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Viqueira, Rachel	Individual	Position only
FAV	Webber, Ben	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Carpenter, Sherrice	Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89	Written (PDF)