HOUSE BILL 31

Sponsored By:

Delegate Giannetti

Entitled:

Maryland General Assembly - Recording of Floor Sessions and Standing Committee Proceedings

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to produce an audio and video recording of floor sessions of the Senate and House of Delegates and of meetings of the General Assembly's standing committees; requiring that the Department make recordings and access to its recording system available to the media; and requiring the Legislative Policy Committee to adopt guidelines relating to recordings.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

11/12

Pre-filed

1/13

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

Hearing 1/27 at 1:15 p.m.

1/15

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

1/20

Hearing cancelled

1/27

Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.

2/15

Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

NEWS MEDIA

PUBLIC INFORMATION

RECORDINGS -see also- VIDEO

RULES AND REGULATIONS

VIDEO

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government

( 2-1250 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered