Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Body-Worn Cameras
Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain law enforcement agencies to require, on or before certain dates, the use of body-worn cameras by certain law enforcement officers, subject to certain policies; and requiring certain law enforcement agencies to issue body-worn cameras to law enforcement officers who are required to use body-worn cameras.
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Testimony (45)
MGA witness listFAV 29FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsons, Matt | Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Owens, Nikki | Impacted Family Member | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Silver, Joanna | Joanna Silver | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Karen | Karen D. Caplan | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McDonald, Ericka | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cagri, Ilhan | Muslim Voices Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| FAV | Abrams, Michael | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simon-Higgs, Liz | Showing Up for Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Apple, Chris | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Melody | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dalton, Dawn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lopez, Lesley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sadil, Patrick | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tabatabai, Behnam | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wilkins, Katherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rose, David | Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 | Position only |
| UNF | Shier, Michael | FOP | Position only |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| UNF | Milam, Will | Fraternal Order of Police | Position only |
| UNF | Yancy, Garry | Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 112 | Position only |
| UNF | Carpenter, Sherrice | Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89 | Position only |
| UNF | Hunt, Murray | MD FOP 130 | Position only |
| UNF | Morris, David | Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations | Oral |
| UNF | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gill, Brian | State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance | Position only |
| UNF | Foreman, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Minnich, Ryan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ness, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Brady, Michael | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU-MDFAV 1
FOPUNF 1
Joanna SilverFAV 1
Karen D. CaplanFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1
Maryland State PoliceINFO 1
MD FOP 130UNF 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1