
Action Alert: Please Ask the Judiciary Committee Members to OPPOSE HB589, Which Seeks to Violate the Privacy of Vulnerable Citizens


TEXT OF HB589 -Adult Protective Services – Vulnerable Adults Registry – Investigations and Records of Abuse and Neglect and Workgroup Study
Establishing certain requirements and procedures relating to the reporting, disclosure, investigation, and appeal of civil allegations and findings of abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; authorizing the Social Services Administration to establish and maintain a centralized confidential database for abused and neglected vulnerable adults; establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; etc.
why icm OPPOSES HB589
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Service providers who commit abuse or neglect must be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, including removal from care-giving settings and/or criminal prosecution when appropriate. No registry of victims is necessary to take appropriate action to protect them.
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Victims captured in this registry may not be adequately informed that their identity is being tracked in a database, or able to give informed consent to have their personal data captured and stored.
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There is no way to ensure the privacy or security of the data captured in such a database; the data could be hacked, released, or sold in the future without adequate informed consent to those victims whose personal data was breached.
- Ultimately there is no way to ensure that any database of individuals will remain confidential in perpetuity.
Who to contact about HB589
There will be a hearing for HB589 before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, 2/17/22 at 1:00 PM.
URGENT: We’re asking all members to contact bill sponsors Delegate Fisher, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Feldmark, Delegate Foley, Delegate Harrison, Delegate Lehman, Delegate Smith, Delegate Soloman, Delegate Stewart, Delegate Toles, Delegate Wilkins, and Delegate Williams, and call and email the members of Judiciary Committee, to let them know, in your own words, why you oppose SB589.
Phone 410-841-3340 | 301-858-3340
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3340
e-mail: wanika.fisher@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 47B – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3691 | 301-858-3691
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3691
e-mail: jazz.lewis@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 24 – let him know!
Phone 410-841-3205 | 301-858-3205
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3205
e-mail: jessica.feldmark@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 12 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3052 | 301-858-3052
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3052
e-mail: linda.foley@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 15 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3919 | 301-858-3919
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3919
e-mail: andreafletcher.harrison@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 24 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3114 | 301-858-3114
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3114
email: mary.lehman@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 21 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3486 | 301-970-3486
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3486
e-mail: stephanie.smith@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 45 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3130 | 301-858-3130
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3130
e-mail: jared.solomon@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 18 – let him know!
Phone 410-841-3528 | 301-858-3528
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3528
e-mail: vaughn.stewart@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 19 – let him know!
Phone 410-841-3524 | 301-858-3524
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3524
email: karen.toles@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 25 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3493 | 301-858-3493
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3493
email: jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 20 – let her know!
Phone 410-841-3058 | 301-858-3058
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3058
email: nicole.williams@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of hers – in District 22 – let her know!
Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Judiciary Committee members into the BCC section of your email in opposition to SB589:
luke.clippinger@house.state.md.us, David.Moon@house.state.md.us, curt.anderson@house.state.md.us, lauren.arikan@house.state.md.us, sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us, jon.cardin@house.state.md.us, frank.conaway@house.state.md.us, dan.cox@house.state.md.us, charlotte.crutchfield@house.state.md.us, debra.davis@house.state.md.us, Robin.Grammer@house.state.md.us, fayemartin.howell@house.state.md.us, rachel.jones@house.state.md.us, lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us, susan.mccomas@house.state.md.us, rachel.munoz@house.state.md.us, emily.shetty@house.state.md.us, Haven.Shoemaker@house.state.md.us, brenda.thiam@house.state.md.us
Please call the offices of the Judiciary Committee members in opposition to SB589:
Phone 410-841-3303 | 301-858-3303
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3303
Phone 410-841-3474 | 301-858-3474
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3474
Phone 410-841-3291 | 301-858-3291
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3291
Phone 410-841-3334 | 301-858-3334
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3334
Phone 410-841-3370 | 301-858-3370
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3370
Phone 410-841-3054 | 301-858-3054
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3054
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr.
Phone 410-841-3189 | 301-858-3189
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3189
Phone 410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3288
Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield
Phone 410-841-3485 | 301-858-3485
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3485
Phone 410-841-3337 | 301-858-3337
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3337
Phone 410-841-3340 | 301-858-3340
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3340
Delegate Robin L. Grammer, Jr.
Phone 410-841-3298 | 301-858-3298
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3298
Phone 410-841-3692 | 301-858-3692
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3692
Phone 410-841-3103 | 301-858-3103
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3103
Phone 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3021
Phone 410-841-3272 | 301-858-3272
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3272
Phone 410-841-3510 | 301-858-3501
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3510
Phone 410-841-3181 | 301-858-3181
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3181
Phone 410-841-3359 | 410-841-3359
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3359
Phone 410-841-3125 | 301-858-3125
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3125
Please note: Rules for submitting written and oral testimony have changed this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, and can be viewed here. We’re asking members for phone calls, emails, and written testimony only at this time.
Please spread the word! Let’s flood the offices of HB589 bill sponsors and the Judiciary committee members with polite, respectful, forceful emails and phone calls. They need to hear our voices!
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