Police Immunity and Accountability Act
Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Specifying that a police officer who subjects or causes to be subjected any individual to the deprivation of certain rights under the Maryland Constitution or the U.S. Constitution is liable for certain damages; establishing that a police officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for violations of another individual's constitutional rights; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to review certain cases brought under the Act; etc.
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Testimony (31)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hansel, Cary | Hansel Law, PC | Oral |
| FAV | Reese, Chadlobbyist | Institute for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Jheanelle | Maryland House of Delegates | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Remaley, Karen | Moms Demand Action | Oral |
| FAV | Starks, Danica | Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America | Oral |
| FAV | Lloyd-White, Althea | Montgomery County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Liu, Allen | NAACP LDF | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Rev. Kobi | NAACP Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | James, Keisha | National Lawyers Guild - National Police Accountability Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| FAV | Jacksteit, Mary | Retired | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| 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 | 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 | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ball, Chaz | Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| UNF | Gill, Brian | State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Foreman, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Massoni, Jennalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Minnich, Ryan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ness, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Schweikert, Jay | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
FOPUNF 1
Hansel Law, PCFAV 1
MD FOP 130UNF 1
Moms Demand ActionFAV 1
NAACP LDFFAV 1
NAACP MarylandFAV 1
RetiredFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered 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…