SB 626

Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally using excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to intervene to prevent another officer's use of excessive force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally refusing to promptly provide or make a reasonable effort to obtain medical treatment for a person injured by a police officer's use of excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to make an immediate report to a superior regarding certain actions of another law enforcement officer; etc.

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Testimony (98)

MGA witness list

FAV 62FavorableFWA 20Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cocke, Abigail	Baltimore for Border Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ewing, Hamza	CAIR Office in Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sinyangwe, Samuel	Campaign Zero	Oral
FAV	Morris, Marguerite	For Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking Transparency	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Indivisible Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maloney, Tim	Joseph Greenwald & Laake, PA	Oral
FAV	Willis , Greta	Kevin L Cooper Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	LWVBCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Sonia	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hansel, Cary	Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section	Oral
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ladd, Melissa	Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benzer, Rebecca	SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jennifer	SURJ3A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ichile-Mckenzie, Ongisa	Southern Marylanders for Racial Equality	Position only
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amer, Ziad	Individual	Position only
FAV	Apple, Christopher	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cain, Darlene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Jill	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciambrone, Alicia	Individual	Position only
FAV	Dalton, Dawn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diaz, Lorena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans-Goldstein, Annalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamlett, Erica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hurley, Ayla	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rochkind, Jonathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rock-Foster, Charlene	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shand, Tracy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1UNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore for Border JusticeFAV 1

Baltimore Police DepartmentFWA 1

Bowie Police DepartmentUNF 1

CAIR Office in MarylandFAV 1

Campaign ZeroFAV 1FWA 1

Charles County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

For Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking TransparencyFAV 1

Harford County Deputy Sheriff's UnionUNF 1

Indivisible Central MarylandFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Joseph Greenwald & Laake, PAFAV 1

Kevin L Cooper FoundationFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

LWVBCOFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Association for Justice, Civil Rights SectionFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationFWA 1UNF 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

Maryland State PoliceFWA 1UNF 1

Mishkan Torah SynagogueFWA 1

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

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFWA 1

N/AFAV 2

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1FWA 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1FWA 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Southern Marylanders for Racial EqualityFAV 1

State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

SURJFAV 1FWA 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2FWA 2UNF 1

SURJ3AFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVEvans-Goldstein, AnnaRegistered for: Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy c/o SEED Commons

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.…

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.…