County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/21 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 (50)
MGA witness listFAV 36FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Baltimore City Administration | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Brandon | Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Silver, Joanna | Joanna Silver | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Position only |
| FAV | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Columbus, Theresa | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levi, Deborah | Office of the Public Defender | Position only |
| FAV | Seaman, Carolyn | Presbyterians for Police Transformation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zollicoffer, Sonya | Retired | Oral |
| FAV | Benzer, Rebecca | SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cramer, David | SURJBaltimore | 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 | Hoefner, Ferd | Takoma Park Presbyterian Church | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Position only |
| 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 |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Lynda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Girdner, Linnie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rhodes, Heidi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Spillane, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Davey, Michael | State Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
ACLU-MDFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
ICQUNF 1
Joanna SilverFAV 1
N/AFAV 2
RetiredFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3
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.…