HB154Introduced in the House of Delegates
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
Introduced by Marc Korman, District 16
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Readings Passed with Amendments · April 8, 2026
41
Yes
0
No
6
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Yes |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Not Voting |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Pre-filed
First Reading Ways and Means
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments {473125/1 Adopted
Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable
Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Favorable Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Floor Amendment {793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (24-20)
Third Readings Passed with Amendments (41-0)
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 473125/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Floor Amendment 793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (22-20) (amendment)
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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