Maryland House Bill 331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-12)
Status: Passed on May 16 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring that a public body take specified actions if the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board determines that a violation of the Open Meetings Act has occurred; providing that compliance with specified provisions of the Act is not an admission to a specified violation and may not be used as evidence in a specified proceeding; repealing a prohibition on the introduction of opinions issued by the Board as evidence in specified proceedings; increasing the penalties for violations of the Open Meetings Act; etc.

Open Meetings Act - Violations and Penalties

Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Del. Robert Costa [R]
Del. James Hubbard [D]	Sen. Mary James [D]	Del. Wade Kach [R]	Del. Kevin Kelly [D]
Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]	Del. Herbert McMillan [R]	Del. Warren Miller [R]
Del. Heather Mizeur [D]	Del. Anthony O'Donnell [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Michael Smigiel [R]
Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Shawn Tarrant [D]	Del. Veronica Turner [D]	Del. Peter Hammen [D]
Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. John Donoghue [D]	Del. Donald Elliott [R]
Del. William Frank [R]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]
Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]

2013-04-01 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (125-10) (Y: 125 N: 10 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-16	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612
2013-04-06	House	Returned Passed
2013-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2013-04-05	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2013-04-05	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2013-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2013-03-06	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2013-03-05	House	Third Reading Passed (125-10)
2013-03-01	House	Special Order until 3/5 (Delegate Bobo) Adopted
2013-02-27	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-02-27	House	Favorable with Amendments {786285/1 Report Adopted
2013-02-26	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2013-02-07	House	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-01-24	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0331?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0331f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0331t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/Chapters_noln/CH_612_hb0331t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0331_78628501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0331.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb0331_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb0331_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0331,h-0204&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0331,s-1128&stab=02&ys=2013RS