Legislation - HB0238

Title: Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
Sponsored by: Delegates Cardin and Grammer
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within a certain period of time; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0533

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0188 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/28/2024 Legislative Date 10/28/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/13/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Motion Special Order until 03/14 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Floor Amendment {563322/1 (Delegate Young) Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/28/2024	10/28/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
House	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/13/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/13/2025	3/02/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/03/2025	Motion Special Order until 03/14 (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Floor Amendment {563322/1 (Delegate Young) Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges
House	3/17/2025	3/09/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/02/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	50 Click to view Recorded Media

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