Maryland Senate Bill 598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-31 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board, under specified circumstances, to issue specified orders and impose specified civil penalties not to exceed $500; expanding the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act to include all employees, officials, and members of a public body; requiring that specified individuals complete specified training on the Open Meetings Act within 90 days of becoming an employee, an official, or a member of a public body; etc.

General Provisions - Open Meetings Act - Enforcement and Training

Sen. Roger Manno [D]

Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-31	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2016-02-25	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0598?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0598f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0598.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0598_ehe.pdf