HB 186

Withdrawn

Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition

Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the composition of trial boards responsible for adjudicating matters of police discipline to include certain attorneys.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kelly, Raymond	Citizens Policing Project	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	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	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	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cohen, Elliot	Baltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3	Position only
UNF	Rose, Dave	Baltimore County FOP Lodge #4	Position only
UNF	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
UNF	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
UNF	Traynor, Owen	Maryland State Police	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davey, Michael	State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
UNF	Verner, Bernice	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hamill, Russell	Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs Association	Oral
FWA	Bright, B. Andrew	Washington County Sheriff's Office	Oral
INFO	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral

Organizations on record

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

Baltimore County FOP Lodge #4UNF 1

Citizens Policing ProjectFAV 1

FOPUNF 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeUNF 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFWA 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFWA 1

Maryland Chief's and Sheriffs AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State PoliceUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

State Fraternal Order of PoliceUNF 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4

Washington County Sheriff's OfficeFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAJackson, 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…