Public Ethics – Financial Disclosure – Requirements (Conflicts of Interest Act)
What this bill does
Requiring the Governor to send a copy of a certain disclosure to the presiding officers of the General Assembly and the State Ethics Commission; requiring, beginning October 1, 2022, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller to establish a blind trust or divest certain assets or holdings for a certain purpose; prohibiting a certain individual from appointing certain individuals as trustee of a certain trust or receiving certain communications regarding the management of a certain trust; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kilpatrick, lancelobbyist | AFSCME 3 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | CCMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ottinger, Larry | Our Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Holman, Craig | Public Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Willis, John | University of Baltimore | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ottinger, Larry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | LORD, MICHAEL | STATE ETHICS COMMISSION | Written (PDF) |