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State Government - State Elected Officials - Protection of Personal Information

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office of State Elected Officials Information Privacy in the Department of Legislative Services; authorizing a certain protected individual or the Office to request that a governmental entity or person not publish personal information of the protected individual on the Internet, social media, or social networks or that the governmental entity or person remove the information from any existing publication; specifying certain procedures for the protection of personal information of a protected individual; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVHoschouer, TommyVanishIDOral
FAVNelson, MaryIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWAAvalos Jaramillo, CelinaBrennan Center for Justice at NYU School of LawWritten (PDF)
FWASample, SarahMaryland Association of CountiesOral + Written (PDF)
FWAIbegbulem, IrisMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
INFOThompson, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOThompson, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record