HB 537

Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

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	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Oral
FAV	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Davey, Michael	State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Silver, Joanna	Joanna Silver	Written (PDF)
UNF	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bright, B. Andrew	Washington County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
UNF	John, Beverly	Individual	Position only
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandUNF 1

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

Baltimore County FOP Lodge #4FAV 1

Cecil County GovernmentFAV 1

FOPFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

Joanna SilverUNF 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

State Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandUNF 1

Washington County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFJohnson, DaraAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

UNFMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…