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SB 535

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Public Information Act - Denial of Part of a Public Record - Victims and Witnesses

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Defining 'contrary to the public interest' for the purposes of a certain provision of law authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of a part of a public record because the custodian believes the inspection would reveal the identity of a victim or a witness; defining the term 'witness' for the purposes of certain provisions of the Act relating to inspections of part of a 9-1-1 communications record; and requiring a custodian to take certain actions before granting inspection of the part of a 9-1-1 communications record; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKEMERER, HANNIBALATTORNEY GENERALWritten (PDF)
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDWritten (PDF)
FAVButler, AlexMACoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFyoung, michaelstate fopPosition only
UNFHolness, ToniIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland