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SB 269

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Open Meetings Act - Application and Enhanced Requirements (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing exemptions from the Open Meetings Act for certain independent and regional development units; establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for specified public bodies; and providing that a project site visit or educational field tour is not a meeting for purposes of the Open Meetings Act for certain public bodies if no organizational business is conducted.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBeller, JoelBaltimore County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVBeller, JoelBaltimore County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, Robin JessicalobbyistChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingPosition only
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVChase, ErinOffice of the GovernorWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSoreng, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFOBrien, HeatherIndividualPosition only
FWARedmer, Jr., AlMaryland Auto Insurance FundOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 2
Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1
Common Cause MarylandFAV 1
Maryland Auto Insurance FundFWA 1
Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 2
Maryland Energy AdministrationFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Maryland State SenateFAV 2
MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFWA 1
Office of the GovernorFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.
FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association