Police Conduct
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline [SB-627]
Repealing certain provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing for the discipline of law enforcement officers; providing that provisions of the Act supersede and preempt any other law of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation; providing that a law enforcement agency or the agency's superior governmental authority and a collective bargaining unit may not enter into a certain agreement; recodifying certain provisions of law relating to certain employment rights and the expungement of certain records; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (94-42) on 04/10/2021
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Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Surplus Military Equipment and Investigation of Deaths Caused by Police Officers [SB-600]
Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from receiving certain equipment from a program operated by the federal government for the transfer of surplus military equipment; requiring a law enforcement agency to notify the Independent Investigative Unit in the Office of the Attorney General of an alleged or potential police-involved death of a civilian by a certain time; establishing the Independent Investigative Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to investigate alleged or potential police-involved deaths of civilians; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 132 on 05/08/2021
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Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures [HB-670]
Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; prohibiting a police officer from preventing a citizen from recording the officer's actions if the citizen is otherwise acting lawfully and safely; establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Police Officers and the Maryland Police Officers Scholarship Program; requiring the Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions in response to violations of a certain Use of Force Statute; requiring each county to have a police accountability board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/9/2021) - Chapter 59 on 04/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Tort Claims Acts - Limits on Liability [HB-721]
Increasing the limits on liability of a local government, from $400,000 for an individual claim and $800,000 for total claims to $600,000 for an individual claim and $1,200,000 for total claims, and the State and its units, from $400,000 to a single claimant to $600,000 to a single claimant, for claims arising from tortious acts or omissions committed by an employee within the scope of employment with the local government or the State or its units; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Public Information Act – Personnel and Investigatory Records – Complaints Against Police Officers [HB-671]
Requiring a custodian to grant inspection of certain personnel records by the United States Attorney, the Attorney General, the State Prosecutor, or a State's Attorney; establishing that a record relating to a formal complaint of job-related misconduct made against a police officer is not a personnel record under certain provisions of the Public Information Act under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland police Training and Standards Commission to post on its website and submit to the General Assembly certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Metro Transit Police Complaints Board [HB-666]
Altering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to prohibit the use of enforcement quotas to evaluate, incentivize, or discipline members of the Metro Transit Police, including with regard to the number of arrests made or citations or warnings issued; and providing for the establishment, composition, powers, and duties of a Police Complaints Board, subject to a certain concurrence in the Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Public Safety - Law Enforcement Reform [HB-707]
Providing that the Police Department of Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State; providing that police officers of the department have the authority conferred under Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article; requiring that a certain "no-knock" search warrant be preapproved by a certain supervisor and the State's Attorney; altering the required frequency of certain police training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Whistleblower Protections [SB-482]
Prohibiting a supervisor, an appointing authority, and the head of a certain law enforcement agency from threatening or taking certain retaliatory actions against a certain law enforcement officer who discloses certain information or seeks a certain remedy; providing that the protections afforded under the Act apply to certain disclosures only under certain circumstances; requiring a law enforcement agency to provide certain law enforcement officers a copy of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/25/2021
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Police Procedures - Requiring a Person to Lie Prone [HB-500]
Authorizing a police officer to require a person to lie prone on the ground only when it is objectively reasonable and necessary to obtain compliance with lawful commands or to resolve a conflict; and requiring a police officer to consider certain factors in deciding whether to require a person to lie prone on the ground.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/12 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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St. Mary’s County – Law Enforcement Hearing Board – Civilian Members [HB-525]
Providing that in St. Mary's County, a certain hearing board may include up to two voting or nonvoting members of the public who have received at least 40 hours of training administered by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights and matters relating to police procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Morgan
Hearing 2/12 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Baltimore City - Civil Claims Against Law Enforcement Officers of an Institution of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Nondisparagement Clause in Settlement Agreement [SB-364]
Prohibiting the use or enforcement of a nondisparagement clause in a settlement agreement or other release of liability between the parties in a claim of misconduct in the performance of duties against a law enforcement officer of an institution of higher education in Baltimore City; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 740 on 05/30/2021
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Criminal Procedure - Office of the Attorney General - Prosecution of Police Officer [HB-365]
Authorizing the Attorney General to prosecute a criminal case involving serious bodily injury or death allegedly caused by a police officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wanika Fisher
Hearing 2/12 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Criminal Law - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity [SB-43]
Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from engaging in certain sexual acts, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a person who is a victim, witness, or suspect in an open investigation that the officer is conducting, supervising, or assisting with if the officer knew or should have known that the person is a victim, witness, or suspect, is requesting assistance from or responding to the law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official duties, or is in the custody of the officer; establishing certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Public Safety - Police Officers' Performance Review Board [SB-260]
Establishing the Police Officers' Performance Review Board as an independent board that functions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; requiring the Board to require all law enforcement agencies to collect certain data on certain citizen encounters with officers, establish standards for appropriate race neutral behaviors, and impose sanctions for racially discriminatory behavior by officers; authorizing the Board to hold hearings in conducting annual reviews of police officer performance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Public Safety - Law Enforcement Reform [SB-237]
Providing that the Police Department of Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State; providing that police officers of the department have the authority conferred under Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article; requiring that a certain "no-knock" search warrant be preapproved by a certain supervisor and the State's Attorney; altering the required frequency of certain police training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Criminal Law - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity [HB-411]
Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from engaging in certain sexual acts, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse with a victim, witness, or suspect in an open investigation that the officer is conducting, supervising, or assisting with, if the officer knew or should have known that the person is a victim, witness, or suspect, is requesting assistance from or responding to the law enforcement officer in the course of the officer's official duties, or is in the custody of the officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 1/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Metro Transit Police – Quotas and Police Complaints Board [SB-280]
Altering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact to require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to prohibit the use of enforcement quotas to evaluate, incentivize, or discipline members of the Metro Transit Police, including with regard to the number of arrests made or citations or warnings issued; and providing for the establishment, composition, powers, and duties of a Police Complaints Board, subject to a certain concurrence in the Act by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal [HB-151]
Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing for the prospective application of the Act; and requiring the publishers of the Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to take certain actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Criminal Procedure – Police Officers – Stop Procedures (Know Your Rights Act) [HB-197]
Requiring a police officer to display proper identification and provide certain information to certain individuals at the commencement of a certain stop, with a certain exception; requiring a police officer to inform certain passengers and occupants of a certain vehicle of the right to refuse to provide identification to the police officer at a certain time; prohibiting a police officer from seizing certain items without a warrant or using certain tactics or deliberately misrepresenting facts for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force [HB-139]
Authorizing a person to seek certain relief for use of force by a law enforcement officer that is inconsistent with a certain provision of the Act by filing a civil action with a certain court; providing that a certain person is not precluded from pursuing a certain legal remedy under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to file a civil action for certain relief under certain circumstances; providing for the use of force by a certain law enforcement officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021