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Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Baltimore City - Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 133 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that the Police Department of Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State, contingent on the passage of an amendment to the Charter of Baltimore City providing for the transfer and its ratification by the voters of Baltimore City; establishing an Advisory Board on the Transfer of Control of the Police Department to study issues related to the transfer; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the transfer does not affect certain collective bargaining rights; etc.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 28Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStevenson, Christopher1199SEIUWritten (PDF)
FAVTruong, HieuBaltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityPosition only
FAVScott, BrandonBaltimore City AdministrationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShea, JameslobbyistBaltimore City Solicitor's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWirzberger, MichelleBaltimore Police DepartmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistMayor's Office of Government RelationsOral
FAVElliott, Richard DeShayPrince George's County Young DemocratsWritten (PDF)
FAVKleinman, JanSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVPowell, HollyShowing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Written (PDF)
FAVLaw, JonathanIndividualPosition only
FAVPereschuk, AliciaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRock-Foster, CharleneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator McCray, Senator McCraylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKoris, CrystalHarris TeeterWritten (PDF)
FWAYoung, CaylinACLU of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFreeman, ImanBaltimore Action Legal TeamWritten (PDF)
FWACocke, AbigailBaltimore for Border JusticeWritten (PDF)
FWALloyd, RiannaJews United for JusticeWritten (PDF)
FWABritt, AdienaN/AWritten (PDF)
FWARodriguez, JasonNational Action Network Greater Baltimore ChapterOral
FWAGardner, DebraPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FWAMurray, KerriannSURJWritten (PDF)
FWAEsposito, LindsaySURJ - BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FWAHauck, BarbaraSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FWASmeton, JonathanSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FWASimmons, ChristinaShowing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FWAKeipper, LindsayShowing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FWABeach, JacquelineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWACain, DarleneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAChan, SamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAChaudry, ZainabIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWACruice, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWADiaz, LorenaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWADwyer, MauraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAFertig, BenjaminIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAGirdner, LinnieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWARehr, NathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWARosenthal, AnneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASchmitz, MarthaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAShock, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAWilkins, KatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAYoder, DarylIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShea, JamesBaltimore City Solicitor's OfficeRegistered for: MedStar Health
FAVMehu, 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.