Legislation - SB0071

Providing that a knowing and willful failure of a certain police officer to activate a body-worn camera creates a rebuttable presumption that testimony of the police officer is inadmissible in a criminal prosecution relating to the incident that was not recorded; requiring certain law enforcement agencies to require the use of body-worn cameras by July 1, 2023, for each law enforcement officer that regularly interacts with the public; establishing the Task Force on Statewide Body-Camera Implementation; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 11/01/2020 Legislative Date 11/01/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/28/2020 Legislative Date 12/28/2020 Action Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Police Officers - Testimony - Presumption of Inadmissibility (Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/26/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/26/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {958677/1 Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/26/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/17/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {958677/1 Adopted Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/17/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/18/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	11/01/2020	11/01/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	12/28/2020	12/28/2020	Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
			Text - First - Police Officers - Testimony - Presumption of Inadmissibility (Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/26/2021	2/26/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/26/2021	2/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments {958677/1	17 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/26/2021	2/16/2021	Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted	17 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/02/2021	2/17/2021	Favorable with Amendments {958677/1 Adopted	18 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/02/2021	2/17/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	18 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras
Senate	3/03/2021	2/18/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2021	2/28/2021	Referred Judiciary	19 Click to view Recorded Media

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