Public Information Act - Personnel Records - Police Officers
Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that records relating to investigations of police officers for misconduct are personnel records under the Public Information Act, except for records relating to allegations of excessive force or racial bias.
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Testimony (48)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableUNF 31Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rocah, David | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fogg, Dr. Matthew | Blacks In Government Heritage - Chapter President | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Amador, Ninfa | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morris, Marguerite | For Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking Transparency | Oral |
| UNF | Silver, Joanna | Joanna Silver | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| UNF | McDonald, Ericka | League of Women Voters | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gardner, Debra | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pham Linhoff, Christina | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wilkins, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Badeker, Melissa | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mady, Rachael | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Weissberg, Bonnie | Showing Up For Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Simon-Higgs, Liz | Showing Up for Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Benn, Sarahia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blocker, Josette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Landers, Claire | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Owens, Nikki | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | STERN, CAROL | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shifrin, Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandUNF 1
ACLU-MDUNF 1
CASAUNF 1
IndividualFAV 1
Joanna SilverUNF 1
N/AUNF 1
SURJUNF 2
SURJ BaltimoreUNF 4