HB 42

Public Information Act - Applications for Inspection - Responses and Time Limits

Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Decreasing the time periods within which a custodian is required to grant or deny a certain application to inspect a public record and produce a public record in response to an approved application; altering the circumstances under which and the time period within which a custodian is required to indicate certain information in writing or by e-mail; decreasing from 10 to 5 working days, the time period within which a custodian who denies the application is required to give the applicant a certain written statement; etc.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 6Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joseph	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	ANTOINE, JOANNElobbyist	COMMON CAUSE MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parajon, Stephanie	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	mddc	Position only
FAV	gardner, deb	public justice center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hall, Scott	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruley, Hilary	Baltimore City Dept. of Law	Position only
UNF	Link, Kim	Boards and Commissions	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lyles, Michael	City of Annapolis	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Daniel, Debra	City of Rockville	Position only
UNF	Guy, President James	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	MACC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Maioran, Ruth	MACHO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Knapp, Les	MACo	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Shek, Heather	MD Dept of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Milor, Stacy	Town of North Beach	Position only
UNF	rybczynski, adam	city of havee de grace	Written (PDF)
UNF	anderson wright, laura	usm	Oral
UNF	higan, patrick	usm	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blendy, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Robinson, Candace	Individual	Position only
FWA	Moran, Patrick	AFSCME3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	MDDC Press Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Susskind, Danielle	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Costantino, Ann	The Gunpowder Gazette	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	kahl, catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Gruzs, Adam	MD Dept of Planning	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	mde	Written (PDF)
INFO	TSO, MDOT	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Williams, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	wilkins, barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME3FWA 1

Anne Arundel CountyUNF 1

Baltimore City Dept. of LawUNF 1

Boards and CommissionsUNF 1

City of AnnapolisUNF 1

city of havee de graceUNF 1

City of RockvilleUNF 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

COMMON CAUSE MDFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

LWVMDFAV 1

MABEUNF 1

MACCUNF 1

MACHOUNF 1

MACoUNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

MD Dept of HealthUNF 1

MD Dept of PlanningINFO 1

mddcFAV 1

MDDC Press AssociationFWA 1

mdeINFO 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationFWA 1

public justice centerFAV 1

The Gunpowder GazetteFWA 1

Town of North BeachUNF 1

usmUNF 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVANTOINE, JOANNECOMMON CAUSE MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVSnyder, RebeccamddcRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWASnyder, RebeccaMDDC Press AssociationRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association