Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1435 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1435
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1435
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9	9	HB 88/23 – JUD
10	10	By: Delegates Acevero, Martinez, Ruff, Smith, and Young
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judiciary
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission – 2
19	19	Prohibition Against Certain Affiliation or Support by Police Officers 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to 4
22	22	prohibit police officers from affiliating with, supporting, or advocating for White 5
23	23	supremacist groups, ideologies, or causes or participating in or actively promoting a 6
24	24	certain extremist group; and generally relating to the Maryland Police Training and 7
25	25	Standards Commission. 8
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
28	28	Article – Public Safety 10
29	29	Section 3–201(a) and (b) 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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33	33	BY adding to 14
34	34	Article – Public Safety 15
35	35	Section 3–207(o) 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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42	42	Article – Public Safety 21
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44	44	3–201. 22
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46	46	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 23
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 1435
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50	50	(b) “Commission” means the Maryland Police Training and Standards 1
51	51	Commission. 2
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53	53	3–207. 3
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55	55	(O) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION TH E FOLLOWING WORDS HA VE THE 4
56	56	MEANINGS INDICATED . 5
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58	58	(II) “BIPOC” MEANS BLACK PEOPLE , INDIGENOUS PEOPLE , 6
59	59	AND PEOPLE OF COLOR . 7
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61	61	(III) “WHITE SUPREMACIST GRO UPS, CAUSES, OR IDEOLOGIES ” 8
62	62	MEANS GROUPS , CAUSES, OR IDEOLOGIES THAT : 9
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64	64	1. PROMOTE WHITE SUPREMACY AND T HE IDEA THAT 10
65	65	WHITE PEOPLE ARE SUPE RIOR TO BIPOC; 11
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67	67	2. PROMOTE RELIGIOUS AN D RACIAL BIGOTRY ; 12
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69	69	3. SEEK TO EXACERBATE R ACIAL AND ETHNIC TEN SIONS 13
70	70	BETWEEN BIPOC AND NON–BIPOC; OR 14
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72	72	4. ENGAGE IN PATENTLY H ATEFUL AND INFLAMMAT ORY 15
73	73	SPEECH, INTIMIDATION, AND VIOLENCE AGAINST BIPOC AS A MEANS OF 16
74	74	PROMOTING WHITE SUPREMACY . 17
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76	76	(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROH IBIT POLICE OFFICERS FROM: 18
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78	78	(I) AFFILIATING WITH , SUPPORTING , OR ADVOCATING FOR 19
79	79	WHITE SUPREMACIST GRO UPS, CAUSES, OR IDEOLOGIES ; OR 20
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81	81	(II) PARTICIPATING IN OR ACTIVELY PROMOTING A N 21
82	82	INTERNATIONAL OR DOM ESTIC EXTREMIST GROUP THAT THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 22
83	83	INVESTIGATION HAS DET ERMINED SUPPORTS OR ENCOURAGES ILLEGAL V IOLENT 23
84	84	CONDUCT. 24
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86	86	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
87	87	October 1, 2025. 26
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