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HB 283

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Public Safety - Safe Neighborhoods - Pilot Program

Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to establish a Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program to provide doorbell cameras or security systems with doorbell cameras to residents of high-crime areas; requiring the Office to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2027, regarding the usefulness and viability of the Program based on a cost-benefit analysis; and requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter for the Program.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Young, Delegate YounglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSpaccasi, OliviaACLU-MDWritten (PDF)
INFOPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementWritten (PDF)

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