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Public Information Act - Required Denials - Sociological Information and Distribution Lists

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 4/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a definition of 'sociological information' adopted in rules or regulations by an official custodian for certain purposes from including a certain notice, or a list of the recipients of a certain notice; requiring a custodian to deny inspection under the Public Information Act of only a certain part of a certain distribution list, rather than the full distribution list; requiring a custodian to allow the inspection of a certain notice or a list of recipients of a certain notice under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCarr, AlMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVCarr, AlMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeterson, DanaVillage of North Chevy ChaseWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Carr, Delegate CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Carr, Delegate CarrlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOHighsmith, CourtneyMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association
FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association