Maryland House Bill 973

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Adding positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback to the list of records that are not considered personnel records; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop a process for citizens to submit positive community feedback; requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt the uniform citizen positive community feedback process; and requiring a law enforcement agency to maintain a certain record that is subject to public inspection.

Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Positive Community Feedback

Del. William Valentine [R]	Del. Jason Buckel [R]	Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. April Fleming Miller [R]
Del. Rachel Munoz [R]	Del. April Rose [R]	Del. Chris Tomlinson [R]	Del. William Wivell [R]
Del. Gary Simmons [D]	Del. Lauren Arikan [R]	Del. Kym Taylor [D]	Del. Robin Grammer [R]
Del. Frank Conaway [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]

2024-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-09	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548
2024-04-06	House	Returned Passed
2024-04-05	Senate	Senate Recede
2024-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2024-04-05	Senate	Motion Withdraw Amendments (Senator Smith) Adopted
2024-04-05	Senate	Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Smith) Adopted
2024-04-05	Senate	Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Smith) Adopted
2024-04-05	Senate	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
2024-04-05	Senate	House Requests Senate Recede
2024-04-05	Senate	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2024-04-02	House	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Bartlett, Valentine and Williams)
2024-04-02	House	House Requests Senate Recede
2024-04-02	House	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2024-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2024-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {303022/1 Adopted
2024-04-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2024-03-18	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2024-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (135-0)
2024-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {193229/1 Adopted
2024-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2024-02-10	House	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-02	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB7 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549
HB682 (Carry Over) 2023-02-08 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
General Provisions	4	311	(n/a)	See Bill Text
General Provisions	4	351	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Safety	3	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Safety	3	519.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0973?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0973f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0973t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_548_hb0973t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0973_19322901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0973_30302201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb0973_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb0973_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/0722.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/0990.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/1312.pdf