The legislation comes after inspectors general in several justifications in Maryland have been denied access by various agencies, citing the Maryland Public Information Act...Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi said. “Only recently, in early 2026, was I, for the first time, denied a record that we had requested for an investigation.” Source: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/full-public-records-exemption-for-igs-is-unlikely-senate-president-ferguson-says

An unofficial deadline is quickly approaching for the legislation as well: Crossover Day, March 23. If a bill hasn’t made it out of one chamber by crossover day, it typically means the proposal is dead for the year. So far, the MPIA exemption legislation has yet to make it out of committee in either chamber. Source: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/frustration-builds-among-igs-as-bills-to-give-them-mpia-exemption-stall-in-annapolis

The ”Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records” is Senate Bill 0911  cross filed with House Bill 1620

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0991F.pdfand House Bill cross filed with

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1620?ys=2026RS