Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
What this bill does
Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards and has not reached an expiration date; prohibiting the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy from withholding from a law enforcement agency grant funds specifically designated for the purchase of protective body armor; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| 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 | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Oral |
| FAV | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Law Offices of Boston and Plaut | Oral |
| FAV | Webster, Phil | Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boatwright, Clyde | Maryland Fraternal Order of Police | Oral |
| FAV | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Jackson, Samiralobbyist | MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bailey Thupari, Angelica | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Mowbray, Breanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |