HB 712

Withdrawn

Public Information Act - Denials - Confidential Information

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a custodian is required to deny inspection of certain confidential information only if the disclosure is likely to result in substantial competitive harm to the person from which the information was obtained; and establishing that a custodian may deny inspection of certain confidential information only if the disclosure is likely to result in substantial competitive harm to the entity that owns the information.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Position only
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Janis, Stephen	The Real News Network	Oral
FAV	graham, taya	The Real News Network	Oral
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Snyder, Rebeccalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc	Oral
UNF	Overturf, Mattlobbyist	NAMIC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gawthrop, Anne	State Retirement and Pension System	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hortis, Alex	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Anderson Wright, Laura	University of Maryland, College Park	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harting, Martalobbyist	Venable	Oral
UNF	Cahn, David	Whiteford Taylor & Preston L.L.P.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hennen, Amy	Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Department of Labor	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

NAMICUNF 1

Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Department of LaborINFO 1

State Retirement and Pension SystemUNF 1

The Real News NetworkFAV 2

University of Maryland, BaltimoreUNF 1

University of Maryland, College ParkUNF 1

VenableUNF 1

Whiteford Taylor & Preston L.L.P.UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association

UNFOverturf, MattNAMICRegistered for: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)

UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…