MD HB 154

died on adjournment

Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 154 pass?

No. MD HB 154 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted

What is MD HB 154 about?

MD HB 154 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)”.

Who sponsors MD HB 154?

Korman is the primary sponsor of MD HB 154.

Introduced: 2025-08-01
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-13
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
2026-04-10
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2026-04-10
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
2026-04-10
House Requests Senate Recede
2026-04-10
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2026-04-10
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger)
2026-04-10
House Requests Senate Recede
2026-04-10
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2026-04-08
Third Readings Passed with Amendments
2026-04-08
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-06
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-06
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-03
Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2026-04-03
Favorable
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-02-25
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-24
Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
2026-02-24
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-21
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14
First Reading Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-08-01
Pre-filed
introduction

Versions

Third - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)Compare
First - Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)Compare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-02-20 · pass · 133-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Adams: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Allen: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Alston: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Qi: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Korman: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Toles: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Turner: yes
- Baker: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Rose: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Ross: yes
- Watson: yes
- Behler: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Wells: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Ruth: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Bouchat: yes
- Harrison: yes
- McComas: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Williams: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Healey: yes
- Miller: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wims: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hill: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Chang: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moon: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Woods: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wu: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Young: yes
- Coley: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Stein: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Odom: yes
- Boafo: not voting
- Fisher: not voting
- Queen: not voting
- Arentz: absent
- Crosby: absent
- Edelson: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Wilson: absent
Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage.
2026-03-19 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lam: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- James: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Benson: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Muse: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Ellis: not voting
- Hester: not voting
- McCray: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Rosapepe: absent
- Waldstreicher: absent
Floor Amendment Ready /793028/1
2026-03-19 · pass · 24-20
Member-level votes (47)
- Bailey: yes
- Folden: yes
- James: yes
- Muse: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Ready: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Benson: yes
- Hershey: yes
- King: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hester: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Salling: yes
- West: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Jackson: yes
- McKay: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Mr. President: no
- Feldman: no
- Hayes: no
- Kramer: no
- McCray: no
- Augustine: no
- Gile: no
- Henson: no
- Lam: no
- Smith: no
- Brooks: no
- Guzzone: no
- Hettleman: no
- Lewis Young: no
- Washington, M.: no
- Charles: no
- Harris: no
- Kagan: no
- Love: no
- Zucker: no
- Ellis: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Waldstreicher: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 99

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0154?ys=2026RS

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