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Public Safety Committee
Current Issues
  • Expedited Bill 25-11, to impose a curfew on youth under the age of 18, introduced in Council on
7/12/11 at the request of the County Executive; Council held public hearing on 7/26 (click to view
Expedited Bill 25-11 or MCCF testimony from MCCF Executive Committee supporting passage)
-  On 9/15/11, Council Public Safety Committee held worksession to consider County Executive's
proposed revisions to introduced curfew bill (click to view staff packet )
-  At 11/14/11 meeting MCCF delegates voted to oppose passage (click to view 11/21 MCCF letter to
County Council)
-  On 12/1/11, Public Safety Committee held worksession; voted to recommend full Council disapprove
Bill 25-11 (Andrews and Berliner to disapprove, Elrich abstained)
-  On 12/6/11, full Council tabled Bill 25-11 by a vote of 6 to 3..

  • Bill 35-11, Offenses - Loitering or Prowling - Established, introduced in Council on 10/25/11,
sponsored by Councilmembers Andrews, Leventhal, and Rice as alternative to proposed curfew bill
(click to view Bill 35-11)
-  At 11/14/11 meeting, MCCF delegates voted to support passage.
-  Council Public Safety Committee held public hearing on 11/15/11 (click to view MCCF testimony or to
view 11/21 MCCF letter to County Council)
-  On 12/1/11, Public Safety Committee held worksession;; voted to recommend full Council disapprove
Bill 35-11 (Berliner and Elrich to disapprove, Andrews for approval)
-  On 12/6/11, full Council tabled Bill 35-11 by a vote of 5 to 4.

  • Montgomery County Organizational Reform Commission made a recommendation in their Final
Report (released on January 31, 2011) that the Montgomery County Park Police be incorporated
into the Montgomery County Police Department, as a division of the MCPD (click to view
Commission Report--see page 22 of report)
-  A bill-- MC/PG 112-11 --was introduced in the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to merge the
Montgomery County Park Police into the county Police Department, and effect transfer of Park
Police property to MCPD; bill has not yet been referred to a Montgomery County Delegation
Committee (click to access the Bill on the Delegation website, and see also Legislation Committee
Current Issues page on this website)
-  The County Council's Public Safety Committee held a worksession on Feb. 11, 2011 to consider
the merger of Park Police and County Police (click to view staff packet prepared for worksession)
- BILL WITHDRAWN

  • Roadway Solicitation Task Force Report, released in November 2010, is posted on the
Legislation Committee's Current Issues page, since County will need authority granted by State
in order to enact legislation instituting a permit process for roadside solicitation
- State bill MC 20-11 was introduced in 2011 General Assembly by Delegate Ann Kaiser
- State bill MC 20-11 was withdrawn by its sponsors, Delegate Kaiser, immediately prior to vote of
county House delegation on 3/11/11
(see "Current Issues--Legislation Committee" for details on this issue)
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