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Public Safety - Maryland Police Accountability Act Revisions and Clarifications

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 4/08 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying that a certain disciplinary matrix applies to all complaints of police misconduct; specifying that the purpose of a certain trial board process is to adjudicate all internal and external matters for which a police officer is subject to disciplin; requiring a trial board for a statewide or bicounty law enforcement agency, within 45 days of a final hearing, to issue a written decision reflecting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a majority of the trial board; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeWritten (PDF)
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeWritten (PDF)
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVBoatwright, ClydeMaryland Fraternal Order of PoliceOral
FAVBoatwright, ClydeMaryland Fraternal Order of PoliceOral
FAVPopkin, Sheriff DarrenMaryland Sheriffs & Chiefs AssociationOral
FAVWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceOral
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
INFOManno, RogerlobbyistManno & Associates LLCWritten (PDF)
INFOManno, RogerlobbyistManno & Associates LLCWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, 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.
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
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.
FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
INFOManno, RogerManno & Associates LLCRegistered for: CAUSE; Constellation; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35; Mechanical Contractors Association of Metro Washington; Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; Payactiv
INFOManno, RogerManno & Associates LLCRegistered for: CAUSE; Constellation; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35; Mechanical Contractors Association of Metro Washington; Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; Payactiv