HB 349

Did not advance

Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras

Sponsor: Gary Simmons (District 12B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
FAV	Cohen, Elliot	Baltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3	Oral
FAV	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FAV	Shier, Michael	FOP	Oral
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Oral
FAV	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schrock, Ydelka	Together We Will Harford County Indivisible	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Simmons, Delegate Simmonslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Simmons, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	HBS	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Franklin, Daniel	Morningside Police Department	Oral
INFO	Mowbray, Breanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryFAV 1

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

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFAV 1

FOPFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

HBSFWA 1

Law Offices of Boston and PlautFAV 1

Maryland Fraternal Order of PoliceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

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

Morningside Police DepartmentFWA 1

Together We Will Harford County IndivisibleFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FWAPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FWAJackson, 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…