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MD HB154
MD HB154Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
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Introduced
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
In Committee
02/27/2026
02/27/2026
Crossed Over
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; requiring county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to maintain on their respective websites an archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available for a minimum of 5 years after the meeting; authorizing county boards and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to edit certain content from the recordings; etc.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Local Boards of Education Transparency Act, enhances the requirements of the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, ensuring greater public access to their proceedings. Specifically, it mandates that these boards must provide live video streaming of their open meetings if they are held at their headquarters or at a location where they have held at least five meetings in the preceding year. Furthermore, the bill requires these boards to maintain complete and unedited archived video recordings of all open meetings that were live-streamed on their respective websites for a minimum of five years after the meeting date, with exceptions allowing for the removal of pornographic, obscene, or student privacy-violating content, provided the Open Meetings Law Compliance Board is notified of any edits. This legislation aims to increase transparency by making meeting content more accessible to the public for an extended period.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (on 02/27/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0154?ys=2026RS |
| BillText | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154t.pdf |
| Favorable with Amendments 473125/1 Adopted | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0154_47312501.pdf |
| Vote Image | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0154_w&m.pdf |
| BillText | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154f.pdf |
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