Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause
Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| FAV | Boatwright, Clyde | Maryland Fraternal Order of Police | Position only |
| FAV | Davey, Michael | State Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rocah, David | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Silver, Joanna | Joanna Silver | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| UNF | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Landau, Robert | SSJC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Spillane, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Spencer, Jerome | Charles County Sheriff's Office | Oral |
| INFO | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandUNF 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Joanna SilverUNF 1
Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1
N/AUNF 1
SSJCUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOMansfield, 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.…