MD SB184 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to make publicly available on the Internet each meeting agenda, made available at least 24 hours in advance of each meeting, live video streaming, and unedited archived video recordings of open meetings; requiring the State Board to prepare written minutes after each meeting; requiring the Department to provide the staff to the State Board necessary to stream live video of the open meetings of the State Board; etc.

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Title

State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act)

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Roll Calls

2019-03-18 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (130-0) (Y: 131 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2019-02-26 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-05-13SenateApproved by the Governor - Chapter 486
2019-03-26SenateReturned Passed
2019-03-25HouseThird Reading Passed (130-0)
2019-03-22HouseSecond Reading Passed
2019-03-22HouseFavorable Report Adopted
2019-03-21HouseFavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-03-12HouseHearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-27HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations
2019-02-26SenateThird Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-02-22SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-02-22SenateFloor Amendment {703121/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2019-02-22SenateFavorable with Amendments {154135/1 Report Adopted
2019-02-21SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-01-24SenateHearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-24SenateHearing canceled
2019-01-24SenateHearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-23SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Bill Comments

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