Baltimore City – Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner
Sponsor: Baltimore City DelegationCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Counties - Local LawsStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing a prohibition on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the Baltimore City Police Commissioner.
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Testimony (36)
MGA witness listFAV 30FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Espana, Sergiolobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rocah, David | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Riley, Meredith | Councilman Mark Conway | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Evans, Allison | JUFJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roth, Kristina | NAACP LDF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sauer, Kim | Office of Baltimore City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett (District 8) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Pham Linhoff, Christina | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mady, Rachael | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cramer, David | SURJBaltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weissberg, Bonnie | 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 | Amster, Mollylobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Baltimore City Delegation, Baltimore City Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cain, Darlene | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditz, Toby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Floyd, Joan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gordon-Newell, Melanie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guy-Decker, Tracie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewitus, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewitus, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tome, Gretchen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FWA | Moore, Dana | Baltimore Office of Equity and Civil Rights | Oral |
| FWA | Harrison , Michael | Baltimore Police Department | Oral |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Britt, Adiena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rock-Foster, Charlene | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 2
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
JUFJFAV 1
NAACP LDFFAV 1
SURJFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4
SURJBaltimoreFAV 1