HB 172

Did not advance

Municipalities - Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras

Sponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (District 2B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: MunicipalitiesStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Including a certain municipal enforcement officer in the definition of 'law enforcement officer' for purposes of a certain exception to prohibitions against wiretapping and electronic surveillance relating to the use of body-worn cameras; authorizing a municipality to adopt an ordinance or a resolution authorizing an official who is authorized to act as an enforcement officer to utilize a body-worn camera; and requiring that a certain municipality publish its policy for the issuance and use of body-worn cameras by enforcement officers.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FAV	Bennett, Tylerlobbyist	Compass Advocacy	Oral
FAV	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FAV	Schindler, Matthew	Delegate Matthew Schindler	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schindler, Matthew	Delegate Matthew Schindler	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Schindler, Delegate Schindlerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Schindler, Delegate Schindlerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Nicewarner, SCOTT	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicewarner, SCOTT	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFAV 1

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFAV 1

Delegate Matthew SchindlerFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBennett, TylerCompass AdvocacyRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance…