Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

Summary

The bill updates Maryland’s Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. It mandates live video streaming of all open‑session meetings, posting of agendas and minutes, and the preservation of full video recordings for at least five years. Boards may edit recordings only to remove pornographic material or protect student privacy, and must notify the Open Meetings Law Compliance Board when they do.

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Hearings

• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Feb 5, 2026

History

1. Apr 13, 2026Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
2. Apr 10, 2026Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
3. Apr 10, 2026House Requests Senate Recede
4. Apr 10, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
5. Apr 10, 2026House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
6. Apr 8, 2026Third Readings Passed with Amendments
7. Apr 8, 2026Floor Amendment {
8. Apr 6, 2026Second Reading Passed
9. Apr 6, 2026Favorable Adopted
10. Apr 3, 2026Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
11. Apr 3, 2026Favorable
12. Apr 2, 2026Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

The 12 most recent of 21 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Korman · sponsor

Bill text

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