MD SB99 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-10 - Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-10 - Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed (134-0) |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Favorable with Amendments {273522/1 Adopted |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Referred Ways and Means |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Floor Amendment {983329/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 Adopted |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Motion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Senator Hershey) Adopted |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-08-01 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB154 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-13 - Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Subjects
Baltimore City
Counties
Education, Boards of
Electronic Government
Independent Contractors
meetings
Notices
Obscenity
Open Government
Pornography
Primary and Secondary Education
Privacy
Public Information
Recordings
Records
Storage
Time
Video
Virtual Environments
Counties
Education, Boards of
Electronic Government
Independent Contractors
meetings
Notices
Obscenity
Open Government
Pornography
Primary and Secondary Education
Privacy
Public Information
Recordings
Records
Storage
Time
Video
Virtual Environments
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 4 | 107 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| General Provisions | 3 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| General Provisions | 3 | 105 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| General Provisions | 3 | 307 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
