Legislation - HB0154

Title: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Korman
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

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.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0099

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/01/2025 Legislative Date 8/01/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2026 Legislative Date 1/21/2026 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {473125/1 Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	8/01/2025	8/01/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
House	1/21/2026	1/21/2026	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/23/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Favorable with Amendments {473125/1 Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/25/2026	2/19/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
House	2/26/2026	2/20/2026	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2026	2/19/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	30 Click to view Recorded Media

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