2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB533: Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges

Legislative Summary

Altering the deadlines for the completion of the process of review and investigation by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; and 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 1 year and 1 day after the date that the appropriate official of the law enforcement agency became aware of the incident.

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Bill History

1/24/2025
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate
1/30/2025
Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m.
Senate
2/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
2/18/2025
Favorable with Amendments {383721/1 Adopted
Senate
2/18/2025
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted
Senate
2/18/2025
Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted
Senate
2/19/2025
Floor Amendment {703725/1 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted
Senate
2/19/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/26/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-1)
Senate
2/27/2025
Referred Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable with Amendments {993527/1
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments {993527/1
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Substitute Committee Amendment {823920/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Substitute Committee Amendment 823920/1 Adopted

Substitute Committee Amendment 823920/1 Adopted

4/7/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 993527/1

Favorable with Amendments 993527/1

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 703725/1 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted

Floor Amendment 703725/1 (Senator M. Jackson) Adopted

2/19/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 383721/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 383721/1 Adopted

2/18/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
137
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/26/2025
44
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025144.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/19/202592.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202590.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB
Vote Image
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