Baltimore City - Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Counties - Local LawsStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (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 (45)
MGA witness listFAV 42FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Espana, Sergiolobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Enenmoh, Ikechukwu | Coalition Against Policing by Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riley, Meredith | Councilman Mark Conway | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Evans, Allison | JUFJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roth, Kristina | NAACP LDF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Rhea | OAG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sauer, Kim | Office of Baltimore City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett (District 8) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferrell, Robert | Organizing Black | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pham Linhoff, Christina | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Katherine | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Badeker, Melissa | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mady, Rachael | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cramer, David | SURJBaltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weissberg, Bonnie | Showing Up For Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simon-Higgs, Liz | 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 | Berger, Zackary | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ditz, Toby | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Floyd, Joan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frost, Emily | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guy-Decker, Tracie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harburger, Jordan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hazany, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lewitus, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewitus, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Noah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Owens, Nikki | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Rock-Foster, Charlene | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tome, Gretchen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Moore, Dana | Baltimore Office of Equity and Civil Rights | Oral |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
JUFJFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
NAACP LDFFAV 1
OAGFAV 1
Organizing BlackFAV 1
SURJFAV 2
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4
SURJBaltimoreFAV 1