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MD · SB516INTRO · 10 COSPONSORS

Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting

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Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards and has not reached an expiration date; prohibiting the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy from withholding from a law enforcement agency grant funds specifically designated for the purchase of protective body …

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 12, 2026

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Sponsorship · 11 Sponsors
Democrat8Republican3Independent0Other0
  • D · PrimeJeff Waldstreicher
  • D · CoWilliam Smith
  • D · CoNick Charles
  • R · CoWilliam Folden
  • D · CoShaneka Henson
  • D · CoMary James
  • D · CoSara Love
  • R · CoMike McKay
  • D · CoAnthony Muse
  • D · CoCharles Sydnor
  • R · CoChris West
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