SB 321

Did not advance

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

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain provisions of law to require a 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.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

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 (13)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cohen, Elliot	Baltimore City Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 3	Oral
FAV	Boatwright, Clyde	Maryland Fraternal Order of Police	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Levi, Deborah	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles	State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Thupari, Angelica	The Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Franklin, Daniel	Morningside Police Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Dana	Department of Budget and Management	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mowbray, Breanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

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

Department of Budget and ManagementINFO 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

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

State SenatorFAV 1

The Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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…