1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1172

File Code: Public Safety Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1206/96 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bissett and Grosfeld
Entitled:
Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Boards - Composition and Authority

Synopsis:

Altering provisions regarding the establishment and authority of an alternate hearing board; requiring a governmental agency that has recognized a collective bargaining representative to negotiate with the representative, at the representative's request, an alternate method of forming a hearing board and to make the hearing board's disciplinary recommendations final and binding on all parties; and requiring a hearing board to recommend a punishment.

Legislative History

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/19 (Delegate Wood) Adopted
3/19
Special Order 3/20 (Delegate Muse) Adopted
3/20
Floor Amendment (Delegate Muse) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Oaks) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Curran) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (83-43)
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored by:
Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
ARBITRATION -see also- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING -see also- ARB.; STRIKES; UNIONS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCIPLINE
HEARINGS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 727 , 731 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 192395/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 11:49 Status: Rejected
Number: 381489/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 17, 1997 at: 16:57 Status: Adopted
Number: 442193/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997 at: 11:52 Status: Rejected