Public Information Act - Revisions
Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: 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
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 5Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielberger, Joe | ACLU | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Esty, Sue | AFSCME | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | MDDC Press | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist | Marylanders for Open Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kershner, Lisa | PIA Access Ombudsmen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wigfield, Darren | PIA Compliance Board | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gardner, Deb | Public Justice Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lierman, Brooke | State Delegate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | shulkin, adam | self | Oral |
| FAV | Ceruolo, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckard, Cindy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krupiarz, Barb | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plymer, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | poole, william | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hicks, Gary | Board of Nursing | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Maioran, Ruth | MACHO | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | anderson wright, laura | usm | Oral |
| UNF | hogan, patricklobbyist | usm | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Baron, Peter | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Baldwin V, Rignal | Baldwin Law | Oral |
| FWA | Ruley, Hilary | Baltimore City Dept. of Law | Position only |
| FWA | Field, Michael | Baltimore County | Position only |
| FWA | Daniel, Debra | City of Rockville | Position only |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | MABE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Knapp, Les | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Milor, Stacy | Town of North Beach | Position only |
| FWA | Blendy, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kemerer, Hannibal | Attorney General | Position only |
| INFO | Woodard, Marklobbyist | Board of Physicians | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | kahl, catherine | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Ross, Kyle | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | TSO, MDOT | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLUFAV 1
AFSCMEFAV 1
Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1
Attorney GeneralINFO 1
Baldwin LawFWA 1
Baltimore CountyFWA 1
Board of NursingUNF 1
Board of PhysiciansINFO 1
City of RockvilleFWA 1
Common CauseFAV 1
DPSCSINFO 1
MABEFWA 1
MACHOUNF 1
MACoFWA 1
MDDC PressFAV 1
PIA Access OmbudsmenFAV 1
PIA Compliance BoardFAV 1
selfFAV 1
State DelegateFAV 1
Town of North BeachFWA 1
usmUNF 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFhogan, patrickusmRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One…