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2002 Regular Session bill information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:35 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 240

CHAPTER NUMBER: 3
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: State Government - Regulations and Procedures
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 297

Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

Entitled:
State Government - Access to Public Records - Public Security Documents

Synopsis:

Authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of specified public records under specified circumstances; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2007; and making the Act an emergency measure.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/30
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/11
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (40-3)
3/31
Returned Passed
4/9
Signed by the Governor Chapter 3
House Action
3/20
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/21
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (108-23)

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL
EMERGENCIES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government
( 10-618 , 10-618 , 10-622 , 10-623 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 334633/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 8:39 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2002: Third Reading Passed (40-3)
House
March 29, 2002: Third Reading Passed (108-23)


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