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*hb0975*
HOUSE BILL 975
E4, L2 3lr2026
By: Delegates Young, Addison, and Conaway
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City – Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner 2
FOR the purpose of altering the reporting requirements of the Advisory Board on the 3
Transfer of Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City by requiring the 4
Board to submit a certain report on or before a certain date; repealing a prohibition 5
on certain Baltimore City ordinances or acts of certain municipal officials from 6
conflicting, impeding, obstructing, hindering, or interfering with the powers of the 7
Baltimore City Police Commissioner; and generally relating to the Police 8
Department of Baltimore City and the Baltimore City Police Commissioner. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Chapter 133 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 11
Section 3(f) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
The Charter of Baltimore City 14
Article II – General Powers 15
Section (27) 16
(2007 Replacement Volume, as amended) 17
(As enacted by Chapters 39 and 40 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2009) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2021 21
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 22
(f) (1) On or before December 1, 2021, the Advisory Board shall submit an 23
interim report of its initial findings and recommendations to the Baltimore City Council, 24 2 HOUSE BILL 975
the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 1
General Assembly. 2
(2) On or before December 1, 2022, the Advisory Board shall submit [its 3
final] A SECOND INTERIM report to the Baltimore City Council, the Governor, and, in 4
accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 5
(3) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2023, THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL 6
SUBMIT ITS FINAL REPORT TO THE BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR, 7
AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 8
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 10
as follows: 11
The Charter of Baltimore City 12
Article II – General Powers 13
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall have full power and authority to 14
exercise all of the powers heretofore or hereafter granted to it by the Constitution of 15
Maryland or by any Public General or Public Local Laws of the State of Maryland; and in 16
particular, without limitation upon the foregoing, shall have power by ordinance, or such 17
other method as may be provided for in its Charter, subject to the provisions of said 18
Constitution and Public General Laws: 19
(27) 20
To have and exercise within the limits of Baltimore City all the power commonly 21
known as the Police Power to the same extent as the State has or could exercise that power 22
within the limits of Baltimore City[; provided, however, that no ordinance of the City or act 23
of any municipal officer, other than an act of the Mayor pursuant to Article IV of this 24
Charter, shall conflict, impede, obstruct, hinder or interfere with the powers of the Police 25
Commissioner]. 26
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 27
effect October 1, 2024. 28
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in Section 29
3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2023. 30