Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Acquisition and Use of Surveillance Technology
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the use of certain surveillance technology by a law enforcement agency except under certain circumstances; establishing the Privacy Technology Board in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for certain purposes relating to the use of surveillance technology by law enforcement agencies; and requiring law enforcement agencies to submit certain reports to the Privacy Technology Board for each surveillance technology used by the agency.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Northrup, Andrew | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Sydnor III, Charles E. | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Anderson, Kathy | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Beskid, Jennifer | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bodman, Jerry | NA | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMehu, NatashaRegistered 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.…