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HB973Introduced in the House of Delegates

Open Meetings Act - Enhanced Requirements for Educational Entities and Retention Requirements

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by April Fleming Miller, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Making certain enhanced Open Meetings Act requirements applicable to the Maryland State Department of Education, Accountability and Implementation Board, and county boards of education; and requiring certain entities subject to enhanced Open Meetings Act requirements to retain certain meeting minutes and recordings for 15 years after the date of the session.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

February 13, 2026

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  2. Reassigned to Ways and Means

  3. Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

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