Public Service Companies and Contractors - Customer Protection - Personal Information
Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a public service company and a contractor from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible to a third party a customer's personal information, subject to a certain exception; prohibiting a public service company and a contractor from selling a customer's personal information; requiring each public service company and contractor to use reasonable security procedures and practices to protect a customer's personal information from certain unauthorized actions; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Straughn, Karen | CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodrguez, Michelle | Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, MD | Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carmody, Paula | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alsobrooks, Angela | Prince George's County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Washington, Charleslobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Collins, Carvillelobbyist | DLA Piper | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Khalik, Al | MORT | Oral |
| UNF | Lanier, Ivanlobbyist | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kingman, Andrew | State Privacy and Security Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Saperstein, Mike | USTelecom | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Stanek, Jason | Public Service Commission | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFCollins, CarvilleDLA PiperRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC…