Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB154: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act concerning Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) FOR the purpose of establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and generally relating to the Open Meetings Act and county boards of education…
From the engrossed text, February 25, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) FOR the purpose of establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and generally relating to the Open Meetings Act and county boards of education. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 4-107(b) and (c) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 4-107(d) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - General Provisions Section 3-101(a) and (h)(1) and 3-105 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *hb0154* HOUSE BILL BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - General Provisions Section 3-307 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 4-107. (b) A county board may hold any …
Sponsors
- Marc Korman (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- : Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- : House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
- : House Requests Senate Recede
- : House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- : Third Readings Passed with Amendments (41-0)
- : Floor Amendment {793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (24-20)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Votes
- Third Readings Passed with Amendments (41-0) (April 8, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Amendment { 793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (24-20) (April 8, 2026): 24 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (133-0) (February 26, 2026): 133 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB154?
- HB154 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act).
- What does HB154 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) FOR the purpose of establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and generally relating to the Open Meetings Act and county boards of education…
- What is the status of HB154?
- In committee as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB154?
- Marc Korman (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for HB154?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0154?ys=2026RS
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