State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Jan 24, 2020
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Mar 11, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (110-0-5)
house of delegates
Feb 28, 2020
Committee
Referred Health and Government Operations
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adelaide C. Eckardt
RRepublican
P
Arthur Ellis
DDemocratic
P
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
P
Cheryl Kagan
DDemocratic
P
Chris West
RRepublican
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Cory McCray
DDemocratic
P
J.B. Jennings
RRepublican
P
Joanne Benson
DDemocratic
P
Justin Ready
RRepublican
P
Michael J. Hough
RRepublican
P
Pam Beidle
DDemocratic
P
Paul G. Pinsky
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Elfreth
DDemocratic
P
Susan C. Lee
DDemocratic
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