Police Conduct
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry [HB-302]
Altering penalties relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer, correctional employee, or court-ordered services provider and certain individuals under certain circumstances; increasing the penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony, and on conviction a person is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years instead of 3 years; and requiring a person convicted of a certain offense to register on a certain sex offender registry.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Employees, and Court-Ordered Services Providers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity - Penalties and Registry [SB-177]
Altering the prohibition against certain sex acts between a law enforcement officer and certain individuals; altering the penalty relating to sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in the custody of the officer by making a violation of the prohibition a felony and imposing a period of imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $3000 or both; and requiring a person convicted of a certain offense to register on a certain sex offender registry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Favorable With Amendments {583822/1 Adopted on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [HB-15]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements [HB-169]
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing Canceled on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [HB-188]
Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after a complaint is filed; requiring an administrative charging committee or law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges for alleged police officer misconduct that reasonably appears to be the subject of a criminal investigation within a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board and Police Accountability Board [HB-1197]
Altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; altering the powers and duties of the Baltimore City police accountability board; and repealing the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board on April 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications [HB-1055]
Requiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standards for security guards; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to identify or establish certain training programs for the certification and renewal of certification of security guards; requiring security guards to complete certain security training programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Authority to Prosecute [HB-857]
Expanding the investigative jurisdiction of the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General to include a police-involved incident resulting in injury to an individual that is not otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Division; repealing a requirement that the Division submit a certain report to a certain State's Attorney at a certain time; and authorizing the Attorney General to prosecute certain criminal matters under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
First Reading Judiciary on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Civilian Review Board and Office of Equity and Civil Rights [HB-864]
Repealing provisions of law establishing and providing for the responsibilities of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; requiring the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to review and investigate all complaints alleging police misconduct involving a member of the public and a police officer in a certain manner; providing that the Board may not initiate a new investigation into an allegation of police misconduct after July 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Judiciary on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Sexual Contact With Person in Custody - Penalty [HB-748]
Altering penalties relating to sexual contact with a person who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Civilian Review Board and Office of Equity and Civil Rights [SB-763]
Repealing provisions of law establishing and providing for the responsibilities of the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; requiring the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to review and investigate all complaints alleging police misconduct involving a member of the public and a police officer in a certain manner; providing that the Board may not initiate a new investigation into an allegation of police misconduct after a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications [SB-760]
Requiring an individual who provides security guard services to the individual's employer to be certified as a security guard, subject to a certain exception; regulating certain security guard employers; altering the certification and renewal standards for security guards; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to identify or establish certain training programs for the certification and renewal of certification of security guards; requiring security guards to complete certain security training programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 763 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [SB-752]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Sexual Contact With Person in Custody - Penalty [SB-755]
Altering penalties relating to sexual contact with a person who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [SB-571]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day from the date of the incident that led to the investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Personnel Records - Police Officers [SB-747]
Providing that records relating to investigations of police officers for misconduct are personnel records under the Public Information Act, except for records relating to allegations of excessive force or racial bias.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [HB-663]
Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Use of Force Incident Reports [HB-585]
Altering the reporting requirement applicable to a law enforcement officer or police officer involved in a use of force incident in the line of duty to include the law enforcement officer's justification for the use of force; and requiring a local law enforcement agency to publish on its website by January 1, 2024 and every 3 months thereafter, certain information regarding the use of force incidents reported for the preceding 3 months.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining [HB-637]
Altering the grounds on which a deputy sheriff having a rank of major or below in Washington County may be discharged after 2 years of continuous employment; providing that a special deputy sheriff in Washington County is not a State employee for certain purposes; authorizing sworn deputy sheriffs at the rank of sergeant and below and correctional deputies at the rank of sergeant and below to engage in collective bargaining with the Washington County Sheriff and the County Administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 794 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [HB-582]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day from the date of the incident that led to the investigation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023