2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 698

CHAPTER NUMBER: 584 File Code: State Government - Regulations and Procedures Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 623
Sponsored By:
Delegates Weldon, Hubbard, G. Clagett, Levy, Mayer, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Open Meetings Act - Administrative Function - Reporting Requirement

Synopsis:

Renaming the executive function exclusion under the Open Meetings Act as an exclusion for administrative functions; and requiring a public body that recesses an open session to carry out an administrative function in a meeting that is not open to the public to include specified information in the minutes of its next open session.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/3
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 584

Sponsored by:

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government
( 10-502 , 10-502 , 10-502 , 10-502 , 10-503 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 226781/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 1, 2006   at: 10:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)