HB 31

Did not advance

Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause

Sponsor: Jon S. Cardin (District 11B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

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 (13)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
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	Cardin, Jon	Office of Del. Jon Cardin	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davey, Michael	State Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Delegate Cardin, Delegate Cardinlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Johnson, Daralobbyist	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Landau, Robert	SSJC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hoefner, Ferd	Takoma Park Presbyterian Church	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandUNF 1

FOPFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.UNF 1

Office of Del. Jon CardinFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

SSJCUNF 1

State Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Takoma Park Presbyterian ChurchUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…