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Public Information Act - Data Manipulation

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a new public record is not created if, in responding to a certain request under the Public Information Act, a custodian conducts certain data manipulation.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVBradford, LeviPublic Justice CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDavis, StaceyIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGalbreath, JohnIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVPhillips, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFCarter, Alita-GeriQualequity AccessWritten (PDF)
UNFBrown, CharlesIndividualPosition only
UNFSeman, DanielIndividualPosition only
FWAholder, justinIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association