MD HB1187 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-20 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a supervisor, an appointing authority, and the head of a law enforcement agency from threatening or taking specified retaliatory actions against a specified law enforcement officer under specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer aggrieved by a specified violation of the Act to file a civil action against a specified law enforcement agency for specified relief; authorizing that, instead of specified relief, the law enforcement officer may seek specified statutory damages; etc.

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Title

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Whistleblower Protections

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-20HouseHearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-09HouseRereferred to Judiciary
2015-02-23HouseFirst Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

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Bill Comments

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