MD SB528 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-20 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; providing that a person with standing may bring an action for declaratory judgment to contest a violation of the Act; etc.

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Title

Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-20SenateUnfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
2017-02-14SenateHearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-01SenateFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings

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