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Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

State of Maryland

Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; requiring the county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting; authorizing the editing of archived video recordings under certain circumstances; etc.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Feb 24, 2026
261 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD SB 99 · EngrossedFeb 24

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Bill details

Last action
Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted · Apr 10, 2026

Sponsor

CKCheryl KaganSenator · Democrat · SD-017Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 10, 2026Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) AdoptedSenate
Apr 10, 2026Third Reading Passed (134-0)House
Apr 8, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments {273522/1 AdoptedHouse
Apr 8, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansHouse
Mar 23, 2026Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.House
Feb 25, 2026Referred Ways and MeansHouse
Feb 24, 2026Third Reading Passed (45-0)Senate
Show 13 earlier actions
Feb 19, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate
Feb 19, 2026Floor Amendment {983329/1 (Senator Ready) AdoptedSenate
Feb 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 AdoptedSenate
Feb 19, 2026Motion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Senator Hershey) AdoptedSenate
Feb 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353827/1Senate
Feb 18, 2026Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator Ready) AdoptedSenate
Feb 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353827/1Senate
Feb 17, 2026Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) AdoptedSenate
Feb 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353827/1Senate
Feb 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate
Jan 16, 2026Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.Senate
Jan 14, 2026First Reading Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate
Aug 1, 2025Pre-filedSenate

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedFeb 24, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 10, 2026 · House · 134 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • Baltimore City
  • Counties
  • Education, Boards of
  • Electronic Government
  • meetings
  • Open Government
  • Public Information
  • Recordings
  • Records
  • Time
  • Video
  • Independent Contractors
  • Notices
  • Obscenity
  • Pornography
  • Privacy
  • Storage
  • Virtual Environments

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