Legislatively Speaking
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEWS
HB 344 Consumer Protection – Sale or Distribution of Personal Information – Limitations and HB 1120 Social Security Numbers – Prohibited Uses were two bills that would have changed the Commercial Law Article. These bills if passed would have inadvertently prevented lawful use of the social security number by licensed private detectives. MISA provided amendments and worked with the sponsors and the House Economic Matters Committee. Both bills received an Unfavorable Report n the 2009 Session.
The crossover date for bills passed in either the House or Senate is March 30th. That means the next few weeks will move at an extremely fast rate. Stay tuned for more information.
To find MD specific billinformation, go to http://mlis.state.md.us .
FEDERAL BILL INFORMATION FROM CONGRESS
Social Security Numbers Use & Legislation
| Bill | Title | Sponsor |
| H.R.122 | Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2009 | Rep Frelinghuysen (R-NJ-11) |
| S.141 | Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2009 | Sen Feinstein |
If H.R. 122 and S. 141 are passed as written, there will be a negative impact for use of the SSN to locate witnesses and other legal reasons. There will be anAlert coming soon to send your letters to the pertinent members of Congress.
To find Federal information, go to http://thomas.loc.gov .