2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 208

CHAPTER NUMBER: 342 File Code: Public Safety Prior Year Introduction As: HB 225/00 - CGM Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 303
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, Harris, Jimeno, Mooney, and Sfikas
Entitled:
Law Enforcement Officers - Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops

Synopsis:

Requiring law enforcement officers to record specified data pertaining to traffic stops and requiring law enforcement agencies to report the information to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center (MJAC); requiring the Police Training Commission to develop a model format for the efficient recording of specified data, guidelines that each agency may use to evaluate the data, and a standardized format that each agency shall use in reporting the data to the MJAC; requiring the agencies to adopt policies against race-based traffic stops; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 342
House Action
3/19
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/24
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (132-4)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
SUNSET
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Transportation
( 25-113 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 528075/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2001   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 31, 2001: Third Reading Passed (132-4)