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HB 687

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Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act)

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requiring, suggesting, requesting, or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of investigations, warrants served or executed, or citations or arrests delivered.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMorris, MargueriteFor Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking TransparencyOral
FAVLevi, DeborahOffice of the Public DefenderOral
FAVLevi, DeborahOffice of the Public DefenderOral
FAVSnider, JillR Street InstituteOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFMansfield, AndrealobbyistTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOTraynor, OwenMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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.