Baltimore City Council
File #: 22-0234    Version: 0 Name: Police Accountability
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/25/2022 In control: Baltimore City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/30/2022
Enactment #: 22-146
Title: Police Accountability For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Police Accountability Board; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Board; requiring the Board to deliver a certain annual report; establishing the Administrative Charging Committee for the City; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Committee; requiring a member of the Committee to maintain confidentiality; requiring the Committee to deliver a certain annual report; requiring the Director of the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to adopt rules and regulations to carry out this Ordinance; defining certain terms; requiring certain individuals assigned to either the Board or the Committee to file certain financial disclosures; and generally relating to police accountability.
Sponsors: Mark Conway, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter
Indexes: Accountability , Police
Attachments: 1. 22-0234~1st Reader, 2. 22-0234 Law, 3. BPD 22-0234, 4. OECR Report-City Council Bill 22-0234, 5. HABC 22-0234, 6. Council Bill 22-0234 Testimony-2_0, 7. ETHICS 22-0234, 8. 22-0234 - PAB ACC Bill Testimony - Supplemental, 9. Ricarra Jones Balt City PAB Testimony, 10. ACLU MD Council Bill 22-0234 Testimony, 11. Jen Simonds - 22-0234 testimony, 12. cc22-0234 2nd Reader Amendments (Comm), 13. cc22-0234(1)~1st(Floor-AmendCommAmend)(Conway), 14. cc22-0234(2)~1st(Floor)(Conway), 15. cc22-0234(2)~1st(Floor)(Torrence), 16. ACLU MD CB 22-0234 Testimony, 17. 22-0234(2)~3rd Reader - signed, 18. Bill Signings 20220630, 19. Completed Ordinance 22-0234, 20. PAB Annual Report for 12.31.2022
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
7/11/20220 Mayor Signed by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/27/20220 Baltimore City Council Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/27/20220 Baltimore City Council Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/27/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Recommended Favorably with Amendment  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/23/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Recommended Favorably with AmendmentPass Action details Meeting details Not available
6/21/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/8/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Canceled Scheduled Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/16/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/16/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/16/20220 Rules and Legislative Oversight Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to City Solicitor  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Police Department  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Sheriff's Office  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Baltimore City Public School System  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Housing Authority of Baltimore City  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/20220 Baltimore City Council Refer to Board of Ethics  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/25/20220 Baltimore City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/25/20220 Baltimore City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Conway


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Police Accountability
For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Police Accountability Board; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Board; requiring the Board to deliver a certain annual report; establishing the Administrative Charging Committee for the City; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Committee; requiring a member of the Committee to maintain confidentiality; requiring the Committee to deliver a certain annual report; requiring the Director of the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to adopt rules and regulations to carry out this Ordinance; defining certain terms; requiring certain individuals assigned to either the Board or the Committee to file certain financial disclosures; and generally relating to police accountability.
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By adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Sections 11-1 through 11-13 to be under the new subtitle designation
“Subtitle 11. Police Accountability Board”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Sections 7-8(33a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Cod...

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