Maryland House Bill 699

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-02 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a police officer from intentionally violating the requirement that a police officer intervene to prevent or terminate the use of certain force by another police officer; prohibiting a police officer from intentionally violating the requirement to render certain first aid to a person injured as a result of police action and request certain assistance at a certain time; and classifying a violation of the Act by an officer as a misdemeanor and providing, on conviction, a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years.

Maryland Use of Force Statute - Failure to Prevent Excessive Force or Render First Aid - Misdemeanor

Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Jackie Addison [D]	Del. Marlon Amprey [D]	Del. Kevin Hornberger [R]
Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Malcolm Ruff [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Sean Stinnett [D]	Del. Caylin Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-02	House	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02	House	First Reading Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Safety	3	524	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0699?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0699f.pdf