2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB337: Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring each local board of elections to make available on its website each open meeting agenda, a summary of any finalized documents, certain written testimony, and other materials on which the board will be voting; requiring each local board to provide live video streaming of each open meeting and to maintain a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for 5 years; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations to ensure that the streaming requirements are met in a certain manner; etc.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/30/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {953626/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 953626/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 953626/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
137
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Cheryl Kagan
Cheryl Kagan
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025127.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/2025107.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB