County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct
Sponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (District 41)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
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Testimony (49)
MGA witness listFAV 33FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Miller, Brandon | Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kess, NaShonalobbyist | Maryland NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Columbus, Theresa | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Joshua | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Seaman, Carolyn | Presbyterians for Police Transformation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Landau, Robert | SSJC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sell, Jennifer | SURJ3A | Oral |
| FAV | Cramer, David | SURJBaltimore | Oral + 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 | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, E. Flannery | University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buntin, George | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Ruff, Delegate Rufflegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Novak, Natalie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rhodes, Heidi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Riggins, Jesmond | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shifrin, Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shier, Michael | FOP | Oral |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Boatwright, Clyde | Maryland Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| UNF | Davey, Michael | State Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Childs, Carlos | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | John, Beverly | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
FOPUNF 1
Maryland NAACPFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
NAACPFAV 1
SSJCFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3
SURJ3AFAV 1
SURJBaltimoreFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
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.…