Police Training And Standards Commission
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
General Assembly - Use of Force - Required Training Program [HB-1220]
Requiring each Senator and Delegate to attend a certain training program on use of force; establishing certain requirements for the training program; and requiring the Maryland Police Standards and Training Commission to maintain on its website a certain list of legislators, including whether each legislator has completed the required training program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/11 At 8:30 A.m. on 03/08/2022
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Police Immunity and Accountability Act [HB-1012]
Specifying that a police officer who subjects or causes to be subjected any individual to the deprivation of certain rights under the Maryland Constitution or the U.S. Constitution is liable for certain damages; establishing that a police officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for violations of another individual's constitutional rights; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to review certain cases brought under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras [SB-558]
Requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions relating to body-worn cameras; adding misconduct related to the improper use of body-worn cameras, equipment, and technology to a certain disciplinary matrix; requiring the development and publication online of a policy for the disclosure of body-worn camera recordings and data to the public; providing training to law enforcement officers regarding policies related to and the use of body-worn cameras, equipment or technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – No–Knock Search Warrants – Repeal [HB-651]
Repealing provisions of law relating to "no-knock" search warrants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers [HB-524]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to prohibit police officers from affiliating with, supporting, or advocating for white supremacist groups, ideologies, or causes or participating in or actively promoting a certain extremist group.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops [HB-426]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based traffic stops to include traffic stops based solely on an individual's national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation and requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt similar policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Accountability Act Revisions and Clarifications [SB-389]
Specifying that a certain disciplinary matrix applies to all complaints of police misconduct; specifying that the purpose of a certain trial board process is to adjudicate all internal and external matters for which a police officer is subject to disciplin; requiring a trial board for a statewide or bicounty law enforcement agency, within 45 days of a final hearing, to issue a written decision reflecting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a majority of the trial board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Information Act – Inspection of Records From Body–Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-31]
Establishing certain requirements for a custodian of records related to certain recordings from a certain body-worn digital recording device worn by a law enforcement officer; and requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain uniform standards and policies in consultation with certain groups.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 4/09 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Electronic Stalking [SB-134]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require certain entrance-level and in-service police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school to include certain training related to the criminal laws concerning stalking as they pertain to electronic surveillance or tracking, including services available to victims, related prevention methods for victims, and how victims may request additional assistance to identify and preserve digital evidence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 383 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras [HB-162]
Requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions relating to body-worn cameras; adding misconduct related to the improper use of body-worn cameras, equipment, and technology to a certain disciplinary matrix; requiring the development and publication online of a policy for the disclosure of body-worn camera recordings and data to the public; providing training to law enforcement officers regarding policies related to and the use of body-worn cameras, equipment or technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Performance Measurements - Required Reporting [HB-1286]
Requiring local law enforcement agencies to submit certain information relating to law enforcement officer performance evaluation measures to the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on or before April 1 and October 1 each year; requiring the Commission to aggregate and report certain information relating to law enforcement officer performance measures to the General Assembly by May 1 and November 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Police Qualified Immunity and Accountability Act [HB-1049]
Establishing, notwithstanding any other provision of law, that a law enforcement officer is not immune from civil or criminal liability for acts or omissions causing certain physical or mental injury that occur while the law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity; prohibiting a person from bringing an action under the Act under certain circumstances; specifying that certain immunity does not apply to a claim brought under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Judiciary on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Charging Procedures – Citations [SB-671]
Altering the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that do not involve serious injury or an immediate health risk; altering the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; altering the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation; adding a citation for an incarcerable crime as a document that may accompany a certain application for requisition; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 371 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission [SB-608]
Altering a certain provision of law authorizing a member of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to designate a certain representative to act at a certain meeting to the same effect as if the member were personally present to require that the designation be made in writing; providing that the Secretary of State Police is the chair of the Commission; altering and reorganizing provisions of law relating to the powers and duties of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 3/30 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections [SB-626]
Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally using excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to intervene to prevent another officer's use of excessive force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from intentionally refusing to promptly provide or make a reasonable effort to obtain medical treatment for a person injured by a police officer's use of excessive force; requiring a law enforcement officer to make an immediate report to a superior regarding certain actions of another law enforcement officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/12/2021
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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 2021 Regular Session
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
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
Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras – Capabilities [HB-727]
Requiring a policy for the issuance and use of a body-worn camera by a law enforcement officer developed and published by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require that a body-worn camera purchased or otherwise procured for use by a law enforcement officer on or after January 1, 2022, automatically record and save 2 minutes of audio and video footage immediately prior to the officer activating the record button on the device.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Search Warrants [SB-419]
Altering a provision of law authorizing an application for a search warrant to contain a request authorizing the executing law enforcement officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched without giving notice of the officer's authority or purpose and to require that the application contain known information about the presence of minors, vulnerable adults, and individuals with disabilities who may be present during the execution of the warrant; establishing certain reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 03/12/2021