SB 608

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Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges

Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 30 days; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the agency became aware of the incident; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spencer, Jerome	Charles County Sheriff's Office	Oral
FAV	Spencer, Jerome	Charles County Sheriff's Office	Oral
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Position only
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Position only
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	David, Sarah	Office of the State Prosecutor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Setzer, Mary	Office of the State Prosecutor	Position only
FAV	Ticse, Abigail	Office of the State Prosecutor	Position only
FAV	Davey, Michael	State Fraternal Order of Police	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Folden, William	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sublett, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rocah, David	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FWA	Rocah, David	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFWA 1UNF 1

Charles County Sheriff's OfficeFAV 2

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1FWA 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 2

Montgomery County ExecutiveFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

N/AUNF 1

Office of the State ProsecutorFAV 3

State Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, 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.…

FAVSublett, JennaRegistered for: Cornerstone Government Affairs; Wonderful Company, The; Equinor Wind US; Maryland Troopers Association; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Heritage Memorial Cemetery…