SB 1

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a uniform policy, to be used by each law enforcement agency, prohibiting the use of a face covering in the performance of duty; requiring the Commission to develop a certain uniform policy requiring the use of worn identification by a law enforcement officer in the course of duty; requiring a law enforcement officer to wear identification while in the performance of duty in the State, with a certain exception; etc.

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Testimony (219)

MGA witness list

FAV 201FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Naureen	American Civil Liberties Union	Oral
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yost, David	Arnolia UMC, Parkville, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyia	Baltimore City Council President's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Manuel, Anne	CCAN Action Fund volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Ericlobbyist	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westbrook, Viviana	Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)	Oral
FAV	Benitez, Mayor Celina	City of Mount Rainier	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellicott, Abbie	Coalition for LGBTQ+ Students	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Position only
FAV	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Foley, Lana	Crabs On The Shore, Indivisible DelMarVa, Wicomico County Dem Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	NAACP Branch 7139, Garrett County	Garrett County NAACP #7139	Written (PDF)
FAV	kenna, ida	Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dehmer, Pamela	HCCA	Position only
FAV	Bergman, Dayana	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Sabrina	Indivisible Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Santos, Tatiana	Indivisible Frederick Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates Crimmins, Joanne	Indivisible Frederick Forward Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franklin, Neill	Law Enforcement Action Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blacklow, Roger	Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Green, Linda	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolf, Stephanie	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolf, Stephanie	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lemle, Paul	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery Co Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jawando, Will	Montgomery County Councilmember	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harper, Shelby	Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zeller, Eileen	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Horn, Christine (Tina)	PATH, ACT and AIM	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansour, Erinn Camp	Patapsco Friends Meeting	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margorin, Alexandra	SEIU 32BJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pacheco Hernandez, Keily	SOMOS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Romero, Cecilia	SOMOS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Advance MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME Maryland Council 3FAV 2

American Civil Liberties UnionFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

Arnolia UMC, Parkville, MDFAV 1

Baltimore City Council President's OfficeFAV 1

Be the Change BmoreFAV 2

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

CANDLEFWA 1

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionFAV 1

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)FAV 1

CCAN Action Fund volunteerFAV 1

Cecil County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

City of Mount RainierFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Coalition for LGBTQ+ StudentsFAV 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Crabs On The Shore, Indivisible DelMarVa, Wicomico County Dem ClubFAV 1

Doctors For Camp ClosureFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 2

FAIRUNF 1

Garrett County NAACP #7139FAV 1

Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of AmericaFAV 1

HCCAFAV 1

IndividualFAV 1

Indivisible FrederickFAV 1

Indivisible Frederick ForwardFAV 1

Indivisible Frederick Forward CoalitionFAV 1

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Law Enforcement Action PartnershipFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Legislative Advocacy Committee of Leisure World Democratic ClubFAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.UNF 2

Montgomery Co ExecutiveFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilmemberFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County, Maryland Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 2

NoneFAV 1

Patapsco Friends MeetingFAV 1

PATH, ACT and AIMFAV 1

SEIU 32BJFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 2

selfFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 2

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 2

Silver Spring Justice CoalitionFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

SOMOSFAV 2

Southern Marylanders for Racial EqualityFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC)FAV 1

Together We Will Harford County IndivisibleFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 2

UULM-MDFAV 2

We Are CASAFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 2

YearFAV 2

Youth, Education and Justice Clinic, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVLopez, EricCapital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) CoalitionRegistered for: Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: 20/20 GeneSystems, Inc.; Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; CTIA- The Wireless Association; Circle of Friends; Coinbase, Inc.…

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVAmador-Hernandez, NinfaWe Are CASARegistered for: CASA Inc.; CASA de Maryland, Inc.

UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Electronic Payments Coalition, Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing…