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HB 159

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State Ethics Commission – Determination of Public Official in an Executive Unit – Information From Units of State Government

Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EthicsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 87 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the secretary of a principal department in the Executive Branch, the president of a public senior higher education institution, and a unit of State government to provide certain information to the State Ethics Commission in a timely manner for the Ethics Commission to make a certain determination whether an individual in an executive unit is a public official for certain purposes.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLord, MichaelState Ethics CommissionWritten (PDF)
FAVThompson, KateState Ethics CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeIndividualPosition only
FAVChair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record