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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)"
description: "Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 183"
citation: "Maryland HB 183 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lierman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-09-08"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ed27283-eb4c-49ee-b3d9-ca3a9e84f6e4"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0183?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "caa41449bbd03f906a28a011ebd5d8ca24dca48fb094913b2471d7e10d1fdf48"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---
# Maryland HB 183 (2021) — Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_658_hb0183t.pdf)
2. **First - Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0183f.pdf)
3. **Third - Public Information Act Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0183t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **1350** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lierman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-09-08** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-02-09** Hearing canceled
- **2021-02-09** Hearing 2/11 at 4:00 p.m.
- **2021-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-19** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-03-30** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 658 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ed27283-eb4c-49ee-b3d9-ca3a9e84f6e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).