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HB 396

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Montgomery County Planning Board - Open Meetings - Video and Audio Streaming and Minutes PG/MC 101-22

Sponsor: Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Counties - Local LawsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Montgomery County Planning Board to stream live video or teleconference audio or other audio of the open meetings of the Board and to prepare minutes of each open meeting; requiring the Board to maintain on its website complete and unedited archived recordings of livestreamed open meetings and the minutes of its open meetings; and providing that the inability of the Board to comply with the livestreaming requirements due to technical issues does not affect the validity of actions taken by the Board at an open meeting.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDWritten (PDF)
FAVKorman, MarcMontgomery County DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVCharles, NickPrince George's DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVPrince George''s County Delegation and Montgomery, Prince George''s County Delegation and MontgomeryIndividualOral
FAVPrince George''s County Delegation and Montgomery, Prince George''s County Delegation and MontgomeryIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland