Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
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Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…
FWAMansfield, 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.…