Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force, Reporting, and Whistleblower Protections
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Last action Mar 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
28–11
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican14
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment {
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
Feb 18, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-11)
senate
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jill Carter
DDemocratic
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