2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB238: Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges

Legislative Summary

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 a certain period of time; etc.

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Bill History

10/28/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Motion Special Order until 03/14 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment {563322/1 (Delegate Young) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 563322/1 (Delegate Young) Adopted

Floor Amendment 563322/1 (Delegate Young) Adopted

3/17/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judicial Proceedings(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jon Cardin
Jon Cardin
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/13/202591.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/202590.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.6 KB