HB 349 — Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-19
Altering certain provisions of law to require a certain law enforcement agency to require the use of body-worn cameras, subject to a certain policy, by each sworn law enforcement officer, regardless of rank, employed by the law enforcement agency while the officer is in uniform, in public, and conducting law enforcement related duties.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (13)
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — sponsor · 2026-01-19
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jon S. Cardin (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
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- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jon S. Cardin (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mike Rogers (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg