HB 139

Did not advance

Public Safety - Police Accountability - Deadline for Completion of Investigation

Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the investigating unit of a law enforcement agency to complete its review of a certain complaint and forward its investigatory files to the administrative charging committee as soon as possible, but not later than 9 months after the filing of the complaint.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cohen, Elliot	Baltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3	Position only
FAV	Rose, Dave	Baltimore County FOP Lodge #4	Position only
FAV	Streight, Adam	Cecil County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Turner, Jamal	Police Accountability Board- Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Brytani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Nigel	Individual	Position only
FAV	John, Beverly	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hamill, Russell	Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs Association	Oral
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Espana, Sergiolobbyist	Campaign for Justice Safety and Jobs	Oral
FWA	Kelly, Raymond	Citizens Policing Project	Oral
FWA	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FWA	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Riggins, Jesmond	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3FAV 1

Baltimore County FOP Lodge #4FAV 1

Campaign for Justice Safety and JobsFWA 1

Cecil County GovernmentFAV 1

Citizens Policing ProjectFWA 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Police Accountability Board- Baltimore CityFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFWA 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…

FWAEspana, SergioCampaign for Justice Safety and JobsRegistered for: Advance Maryland