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MD SB 144

withdrawn

Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 144 pass?

No. MD SB 144 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Withdrawn by Sponsor

What is MD SB 144 about?

MD SB 144 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records”.

Who sponsors MD SB 144?

Folden is the primary sponsor of MD SB 144.

Introduced
2025-10-30
Latest action
2026-02-20 — Withdrawn by Sponsor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Foldenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-20

    Withdrawn by Sponsor

    withdrawal

  2. 2026-02-10

    Hearing canceled

  3. 2026-02-09

    Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-02-09

    Hearing canceled

  5. 2026-01-16

    Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

  6. 2026-01-16

    Hearing canceled

  7. 2026-01-16

    Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.

  8. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-10-30

    Pre-filed

    introduction

Versions

  • First - Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee RecordsCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: SB 145not in this corpus

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0144?ys=2026RS

Attribution

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