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HB 72

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Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Streaming and Archiving - Open Meetings

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to make available to the public on the Internet live video streaming of each open meeting of the Authority held at the Authority's headquarters or any other location where the Authority held at least 10 meetings in the preceding calendar year; requiring the Authority to make available to the public on the Internet complete and unedited archived video recordings of streamed open meetings; requiring the Authority to make the archived video recordings available for a minimum of 5 years; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSpielberger, JoeACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMaingi, JoanLWVMDWritten (PDF)
FAVantoine, joannelobbyistcommon cause mdWritten (PDF)
FAVsnyder, rebeccalobbyistmddc pressOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Carr, Delegate CarrlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVantoine, joannecommon cause mdRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVsnyder, rebeccamddc pressRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association