Senate Judiciary Chairman William C. Smith Jr.
said counties’ leaders have urged lawmakers to push back the boards’ implementation date, and Joanna Silver, co-chair of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition, said she worries that some counties are rushing ahead of the July 1 deadline.
In addition to the policing provisions, the last-gasp bill creates a task force to study how state prosecutors handle cases and requires the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to collect and publish data about the sentences handed down in circuit courts across the state. the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission has not promulgated the regulations, which is creating problems for counties trying to adhere to the law.
Also late Monday, the legislature passed a separate measure that creates a mechanism for tracking statewide gun crime data. The bill, originally passed in the Senate, includes a pair of Republican priorities, classifying theft of a firearm as a felony and increasing penalties for using a gun during a drug deal.
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