HB 430

Did not advance

Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Notification of Action Filed Against Police Officer

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a court to notify the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission of the filing of a civil action against a police officer involving allegations that the police officer wrongfully caused the death of or serious bodily injury to an individual; and requiring the court to make the required notification within 10 days after the filing of the civil action.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Fogg, Dr. Matthew	Blacks In Government Heritage - Chapter President	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ippaso, Cassandra	Campaign Zero	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hansel, Cary	Hansel Law, PC	Oral
FAV	Reese, Chadlobbyist	Institute for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Remaley, Karen	Moms Demand Action	Oral
FAV	Robl, Terri	Moms Demand Action for. Gun Sense in America	Oral
FAV	Roth, Kristina	NAACP LDF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chandran, Ashok	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.	Oral
FAV	James, Keisha	National Lawyers Guild - National Police Accountability Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Hoefner, Ferd	Takoma Park Presbyterian Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dalton, Dawn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
UNF	Nesky, John	Bowie Police Department	Oral
UNF	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ryan, Wendy	Citizen	Position only
UNF	Rybczynski, Adam	City of Havre de Grace	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Gahler, Sheriff Jeff	Harford County Sheriff's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ball, Chaz	Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
UNF	Hunt, Christine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Massoni, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shier, Michael	Individual	Oral
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
INFO	Schweikert, Jay	Cato Institute	Oral
INFO	Brown, Anthony G	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Blacks In Government Heritage - Chapter PresidentFAV 1

Bowie Police DepartmentUNF 1

Campaign ZeroFAV 1

Cato InstituteINFO 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeUNF 1

CitizenUNF 1

City of Havre de GraceUNF 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Hansel Law, PCFAV 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Institute for JusticeFAV 1

Law Enforcement PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationUNF 1

Moms Demand ActionFAV 1

Moms Demand Action for. Gun Sense in AmericaFAV 1

NAACP LDFFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.FAV 1

National Lawyers Guild - National Police Accountability ProjectFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Takoma Park Presbyterian ChurchFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReese, ChadInstitute for JusticeRegistered for: Institute for Justice

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

UNFMassoni, JennaRegistered for: ZeroEyes; Heritage Memorial Cemetery; Maryland Farm Bureau; Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.; ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter (ALSA); Alorica…