DISCLOSURE ON OR BEFORE THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IF THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE STATEMENT COVERING
THE CALENDAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE YEAR OF FILING, AS COMPARED TO
THE NEXT PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR

(2) A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHOSE STATEMENT UNDER
§ 15-601 OF THIS SUBTITLE WILL NOT CONTAIN A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IS NOT
REQUIRED TO FILE A PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION.

(3) THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE SHALL:

(I) PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF A PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION; AND

(II) DETERMINE WHICH ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ARE
SUBJECT TO THIS SUBSECTION.

(4) A PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE SHALL BE FILED AND MAINTAINED,
AND MAY BE DISCLOSED, IN THE SAME MANNER PRESCRIBED FOR A STATEMENT
FILED UNDER § 15-601 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C) (D) THE ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES UNDER
WHICH A STATEMENT UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY AND
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO FILES THE STATEMENT.

15-606. Public record.

(a) (1) The Ethics Commission AND THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE shall
maintain the statements submitted under this subtitle and, during normal office
hours, make the statements available to the public for examination and copying.

(2) The Ethics Commission AND THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE may
charge a reasonable fee and adopt administrative procedures for the examination and
copying of a statement.

(b) (1) The Ethics Commission AND THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE shall
maintain a record of:

(i) the name and home address of each individual who examines or
copies a statement under this section; and

(ii) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or

copied.

(2) On the request of the individual whose statement was examined or
copied, the Ethics Commission OR THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE shall forward a
copy of that record to that individual.

15-607. Content of statements.

(a) A statement that is required by § 15-601(a) of this subtitle shall contain
schedules disclosing the information and interests specified in this section, if known,
for the individual making the statement for the applicable period under this subtitle.