Legislation - HB0412

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

Synopsis

Requiring each local board of elections to make available on its website each open meeting agenda, a summary of any finalized documents, certain written testimony, and other materials on which the board will be voting; requiring each local board to provide live video streaming of each open meeting and to maintain a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for 5 years; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations to ensure that the streaming requirements are met in a certain manner; 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: SB0337

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Elections - Local Boards of Elections and Boards of Canvassers - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2025 Legislative Date 1/18/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 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 2/24/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {863728/1 Adopted Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2025 Legislative Date 2/14/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Elections - Local Boards of Elections and Boards of Canvassers - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)
House	1/18/2025	1/18/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2025	2/24/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	2/25/2025	2/22/2025	Favorable with Amendments {863728/1 Adopted	34 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/25/2025	2/22/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)
House	2/27/2025	2/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/28/2025	2/14/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	34 Click to view Recorded Media

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