HB 1046

Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, a law enforcement agency that uses or contracts for the use of facial recognition technology to complete an audit to determine compliance with the Act; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Moon, David	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Carney, Brian	Anne Arundel County Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
UNF	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Williams, Thomas	Maryland State Police	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Metcalf, Kevin	National Child Protection Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Johnson, Chris	Northern Nevada Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit	Written (PDF)
UNF	Parker, Jacob	Security Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
FWA	ERB, NATHANIELlobbyist	Innocence Project	Oral
FWA	Northrup, Andrew	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Larter, Owen	Microsoft	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Police DepartmentUNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesUNF 1

Innocence ProjectFWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

Maryland State PoliceUNF 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

MicrosoftFWA 1

N/AFAV 1

National Child Protection Task ForceUNF 1

Northern Nevada Human Exploitation and Trafficking UnitUNF 1

Security Industry AssociationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

FWAERB, NATHANIELInnocence ProjectRegistered for: Innocence Project