Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras
Hearing (House)
Summary
The bill requires the Maryland State Police, Anne Arundel County Police, Howard County Police and Harford County Sheriff’s Office to have policies that compel every sworn officer, regardless of rank, to wear body‑worn cameras when in uniform, in public, and performing law‑enforcement duties. All other county law‑enforcement agencies must adopt the same requirement by July 1 2025. The law takes effect on October 1 2026.
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- Judiciary — Bill HearingJudiciary · Feb 24, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Judiciary
Sponsors
- Simmons · sponsor
- Behler
- Cardin
- Feldmark
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Nkongolo
- Odom
- Rogers
- Schmidt
- Stinnett
- Taylor
- Turner
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