HOUSE BILL 615

File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 549

Sponsored By:

Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant

Entitled:

State Government - Custodian of Records - Inspection of Public Records

Synopsis:

Requiring a custodian of records to deny inspection of a public record or any part of a public record for which the request for inspection is related to a matter that is the subject of a pending civil action subject to specified exceptions; requiring a custodian to permit inspection of a public record if the court grants a petition for inspection on a showing of good cause; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

1/31

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/6

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Baltimore City Administration

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.

Public Information

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government

( 10-615 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered