Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Search Warrants and Inspection of Records Relating to Police Misconduct (Anton's Law)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Vetoed
Apr 2021
Introduced Oct 21, 2020
Vetoed Apr 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 21, 2021
How they voted
23–16
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 15, 2021
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
16
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2021
Vetoed
Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/9/2021) - Chapter 62
executive
Apr 10, 2021
Vetoed
Overridden
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
executive
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed with Amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Floor Committee Amendment {
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 21, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (69-42-7)
house of delegates
Mar 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-16)
senate
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Oct 21, 2020
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jill Carter
DDemocratic
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