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*hb0332*
HOUSE BILL 332
E4 3lr0647
CF SB 330
By: Delegates J. Lewis, Allen, Attar, Bagnall, Boafo, Charkoudian, Conaway,
Feldmark, Harrison, Healey, Henson, Kaiser, J. Long, Lopez, McCaskill,
Palakovich Carr, Simmons, Simpson, Taveras, and Woods
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2023
Assigned to: Judiciary
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 26, 2023
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras 2
(Body–Worn Camera Appropriation and Financing Act of 2023) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of General Services, in coordination with the 4
Department of Information Technology, to negotiate certain contracts to acquire and 5
maintain body–worn cameras, equipment, and technology at the request of a law 6
enforcement agency with third parties for the acquisition or maintenance of 7
body–worn cameras, equipment, or technology for certain law enforcement agencies; 8
requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission Department of 9
Information Technology, in coordination with the Department of General Services 10
and the Department of Information Technology, to study the cost and feasibility of 11
implementing a statewide uniform storage and access system for the body–worn 12
camera data of all law enforcement agencies; and generally relating to law 13
enforcement agencies and body–worn cameras. 14
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Public Safety 16
Section 3–101(a) and (e) and 3–201(a) and (d) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2022 Replacement Volume) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Public Safety 21 2 HOUSE BILL 332
Section 3–511.1 1
Annotated Code of Maryland 2
(2022 Replacement Volume) 3
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5
Article – Public Safety 6
3–101. 7
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
(e) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title. 9
3–201. 10
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
(d) (1) “Law enforcement agency” means a governmental police force, sheriff’s 12
office, or security force or law enforcement organization of the State, a county, or a 13
municipal corporation that by statute, ordinance, or common law is authorized to enforce 14
the general criminal laws of the State. 15
(2) “Law enforcement agency” does not include members of the Maryland 16
National Guard who: 17
(i) are under the control and jurisdiction of the Military 18
Department; 19
(ii) are assigned to the military property designated as the Martin 20
State Airport; and 21
(iii) are charged with exercising police powers in and for the Martin 22
State Airport. 23
3–511.1. 24
(A) (1) AT THE REQUEST OF A L AW ENFORCEMENT AGENC Y, THE THE 25
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT 26
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , SHALL NEGOTIATE CONT RACTS TO ACQUIRE AND 27
MAINTAIN BODY –WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR T HE LAW 28
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY , AT THE REQUEST OF ON E OR MORE LAW ENFORC EMENT 29
AGENCIES, WITH THIRD PARTIES F OR THE ACQUISITION O R MAINTENANCE OF 30
BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, OR TECHNOLOGY FOR LA W ENFORCEMENT 31
AGENCIES. 32 HOUSE BILL 332 3
(2) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIA TED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 1
SUBSECTION MAY INCLU DE CONTRACTS FOR ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT OR 2
TECHNOLOGY DETERMINE D TO BE NECESSARY FO R THE EFF ECTIVE USE OF 3
BODY–WORN CAMERAS . 4
(3) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL NOTIFY ALL 5
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES OF THE CONTRACT S THAT ARE BEING NEG OTIATED 6
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION B Y POSTING THE CONTRA CTS ON 7
EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE ADVANTAGE. 8
(B) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIA TED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 9
SECTION SHALL PRIORI TIZE: 10
(1) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNO LOGY THAT COMPLIES W ITH THE 11
POLICIES DEVELOPED B Y THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 12
COMMISSION UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 13
(2) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNO LOGY THAT CONFORM TO INDUSTRY 14
STANDARDS AND BEST P RACTICES; 15
(3) CYBERSECURITY AND DA TA PRIVACY; 16
(4) COMPATIBILITY WITH D IFFERENT EQUIPMENT A ND 17
TECHNOLOGY ; 18
(5) CAPABILITIES TO EFFE CTIVELY VIEW , EDIT, REDACT, AND 19
TRANSFER DATA FROM BODY –WORN CAMERAS ; AND 20
(6) COST EFFECTIVENESS . 21
(C) FOR ANY CONTRACT NEGO TIATED UNDER SUBSECT ION (A) OF THIS 22
SECTION, THE RIGHT OF A LAW E NFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RECEIVE SERVICES 23
FROM AN ENTITY RELAT ED TO VIEWING, EDITING, REDACTING, OR TRANSFER RING 24
DATA FROM BODY –WORN CAMERAS MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED IN ANY MANNER. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 26
(a) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission Department of 27
Information Technology, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the 28
Department of Information Technology, shall study the cost and feasibility of implementing 29
a statewide uniform storage and access system for the body–worn camera data of all law 30
enforcement agencies, as defined in § 3–201 of the Public Safety Article. 31
(b) The study shall include an analysis of: 32 4 HOUSE BILL 332
(1) the best practices for the storage of body–worn camera data; and 1
(2) alternatives to a statewide uniform storage and access system for 2
body–worn camera data. 3
(c) On or before December 1, 2023, the Maryland Police Training and Standards 4
Commission Department of Information Technology shall report the findings of the study 5
to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, 6
in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 7
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 8
apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 9
application to any contract related to body–worn cameras negotiated before the effective 10
date of this Act. 11
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2023. 13
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.