SB 625

Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints

Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that all investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee or a trial board issues a finding that the complaint is unfounded or exonerated.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	ATKINSON, OBRIEN	Anne Arundel County FOP 70	Oral
FAV	Breeding, Travis	Caroline County Commissioners Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Carpenter, Sherrice	Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89	Position only
FAV	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nitz, Robert	Perryville Police Department	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruns, Veronica	State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance (SLEOLA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Robey, Erik	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morris, Marguerite	For Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking Transparency	Oral
UNF	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Landau, Robert	SSJC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandUNF 1

Anne Arundel County FOP 70FAV 1

Caroline County Commissioners OfficeFAV 1

FOPFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

For Kathy's Sake/Community Actively Seeking TransparencyUNF 1

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89FAV 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Perryville Police DepartmentFAV 1

SSJCUNF 1

State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance (SLEOLA)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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…