Public Health - COVID-19-Related Order Violations - Notice
What this bill does
Requiring a local health officer, within 24 hours after receiving an anonymous tip alleging that a business is in violation of a COVID-19-related order, to provide notice to the business; requiring the local health officer to provide the business with information regarding the anonymous tip that would help determine the nature and veracity of the anonymous tip; prohibiting the local health officer from providing the business with the name of the person who submitted the anonymous tip; and terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2023.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Melvinlobbyist | Restaurant Association of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | McGlannan, Patricia | Tilghman Island Country Store | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Mautz, Delegate Mautzlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Knopp, Terye | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Torton, Brooke | Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy | Oral |
| UNF | Singer, Edwin | Maryland Association of County Health Officers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |