2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB973: Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Positive Community Feedback
Legislative Summary
Adding positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback to the list of records that are not considered personnel records; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a process for citizens to submit positive community feedback; requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt the uniform citizen positive community feedback process; and requiring a law enforcement agency to maintain a certain record that is subject to public inspection.
Bill History
2/2/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/10/2024
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/15/2024
Favorable with Amendments {193229/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable with Amendments {303022/1 Adopted
Senate
4/1/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/2/2024
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/2/2024
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/2/2024
House Requests Senate Recede
House of Delegates
4/2/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
Senate
4/5/2024
House Requests Senate Recede
Senate
4/5/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
Senate
4/5/2024
Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Motion Withdraw Amendments (Senator Smith) Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
4/5/2024
Senate Recede
Senate
4/6/2024
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 303022/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 303022/1 Adopted
4/1/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 193229/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 193229/1 Adopted
3/15/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2024
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2024
45
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
135
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session