Motor Vehicle Administration Police - Powers [HB-1012]
Authorizing members of the Motor Vehicle Administration Police to enforce the general criminal laws of the State and to make arrests; and including members of the Motor Vehicle Administration Police in connection with provisions of law relating to the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
HB-1012: Motor Vehicle Administration Police - Powers
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Motor Vehicle Administration Police - Powers [SB-812]
Authorizing members of the Motor Vehicle Administration Police to enforce the general criminal laws of the State and to make arrests in connection with provisions of law relating to the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
SB-812: Motor Vehicle Administration Police - Powers
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Third Reading Passed (44-1) on 03/15/2020
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy [SB-899]
Altering a certain provision of law relating to the interception of an oral communication by a law enforcement officer using a body-worn digital recording device or electronic control device to provide that such interception is lawful under certain circumstances; requiring a policy developed and published by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to address the use of a body-worn camera by an off-duty law enforcement officer authorized to work secondary employment under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-899: Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes [SB-633]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require entrance-level and in-service police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school to include in their curriculum training relating to the criminal laws concerning recognition of, reporting of, and response to hate crimes.
SB-633: Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 238 on 05/08/2020
Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers [HB-857]
Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification under certain circumstances.
HB-857: Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 345 on 05/08/2020
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [SB-698]
Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize parole and probation employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
SB-698: Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Use of Handcuffs - Body Attachments Policy [SB-563]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, by October 1, 2020, to develop written policies to provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on the appropriate use of handcuffs when taking a person into custody on a body attachment; and requiring each law enforcement agency, by January 1, 2021, to adopt and implement the written policy developed by the Commission.
SB-563: Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Use of Handcuffs - Body Attachments Policy
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2020
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [SB-479]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training and certification curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
SB-479: Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2020
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [SB-479]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training and certification curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
SB-479: Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2020
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes [HB-541]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to require entrance-level and in-service police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school to include in their curriculum training relating to the criminal laws concerning recognition of, reporting of, and response to hate crimes.
HB-541: Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 237 on 05/08/2020
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [HB-479]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training and certification curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
HB-479: Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Judiciary on 01/24/2020
Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers [SB-347]
Providing that employment by a business licensed as a certain cannabis dispensary, grower, or processor does not constitute involvement in the illegal distribution, production, cultivation, transportation, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance for police officer certification or recertification if the individual's employment was not terminated for illegal or improper conduct.
SB-347: Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 346 on 05/08/2020
Policing Authority - Comptroller's Office and Alcohol and Tobacco Commission [SB-321]
Establishing the Public Safety Bureau in the Comptroller's Office; including certain employees of the Public Safety Bureau of the Comptroller's Office and certain employees of the Division of the Office of the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission in the defined term "police officer" in connection with provisions of law relating to the authority to make arrests and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
SB-321: Policing Authority - Comptroller's Office and Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2020
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy [HB-239]
Requiring a certain policy developed and published by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to address the use of a body-worn camera by an off-duty law enforcement officer authorized or approved by a law enforcement agency to work secondary employment who is in the uniform of the agency or is identifiable as a law enforcement officer .
HB-239: Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
First Reading Judiciary on 01/17/2020
Law Enforcement - Department of State Police - Body-Worn Cameras [HB-128]
Requiring the Department of State Police to adopt policies and procedures by January 1, 2021, for the use of body-worn cameras consistent with certain policies developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and requiring the Department to issue body-worn cameras for police employees of the Department to use while on duty by January 1, 2021.
HB-128: Law Enforcement - Department of State Police - Body-Worn Cameras
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
First Reading Judiciary on 01/15/2020