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SB 363

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State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 203 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain State agencies to make available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain state agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and recordings for 1 year after the meeting; requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide certain staff, support, and equipment to the Maryland Transportation Authority; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVsnyder, rebeccalobbyistmddcOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSpielberger, JoeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWABradford, TierralobbyistCCMDOral + Written (PDF)
INFOroper, scottENSBWritten (PDF)
INFOSPRINKLE, JODYTEDCOWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

CCMDFWA 1
ENSBINFO 1
mddcFAV 1
TEDCOINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVsnyder, rebeccamddcRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association
FWABradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland