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Deputy county attorney outlines bills affecting police accountability boards; only narrow year‑and‑day fix appears likely to advance
Summary
Deputy county attorney John Houser briefed the Police Accountability Board on six bills tracked at the Maryland General Assembly. He said only a narrow bill adjusting the 'year and day' rule (HB238/SB533) appeared likely to move, while bills proposing expanded subpoena power, a second ACC, or record‑expungement changes were uncertain.
Deputy county attorney John Houser updated the Police Accountability Board on state legislation that could affect police accountability boards and administrative charging committees.
Houser told the board he had identified six bills of potential relevance. As of the March 12 meeting, only a narrow bill adjusting the "year and a day" rule — cited in the meeting as HB 238 / SB 533 — appeared to be advancing. He said that bill would provide more…
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