MD HB283

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy must establish a Safe Neighborhoods Pilot Program to provide free doorbell cameras or security systems with doorbell cameras to residents in designated high-crime areas

Cameras and systems must include 2 years of service at no cost to residents, and law enforcement is prohibited from compelling residents to share footage obtained through the program

Office must coordinate with local law enforcement to identify high-crime areas, establish an application process, provide training on camera use, and create procedures for residents to voluntarily submit video evidence

Report required to the General Assembly by December 31, 2027 covering crime rates in targeted areas, crimes solved using program evidence, participant numbers, and a cost-benefit analysis

$5,000,000 annual appropriation mandated beginning in fiscal year 2027; program takes effect October 1, 2025 and automatically sunsets on September 30, 2028