HOUSE BILL 195

CHAPTER NUMBER: 74 File Code: Higher Education

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - University System of Maryland) and Delegate Barve

Entitled:

Higher Education - Promoting Commercial Potential of Inventions of Public Higher Education Institutions

Synopsis:

Allowing nondisclosure of a part of a public record that contains information about an invention partly or wholly owned by a State public institution of higher education; and setting limits on when nondisclosure is not allowed.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/1

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.

2/8

Hearing cancelled

Re-assigned Commerce and Government Matters

2/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

2/23

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/25

Third Reading Passed (134-2)

4/4

Return Passed

4/13

Signed by the Governor Chapter 74

Senate Action

2/26

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/3

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Commerce & Government Matters Comm.

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Departmental

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.

DISCLOSURE

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.

LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LIC; DRIVERS' LIC

PRIVACY

PUBLIC INFORMATION

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 10-618 , 10-618 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 836779/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 23, 1999   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (134-2)

Senate

April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-0)