Bill Commons

MD SB 99

died on adjournment

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

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 99 pass?

No. MD SB 99 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 (2026-04-10): Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted

What is MD SB 99 about?

MD SB 99 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 SB 99?

Kagan is the primary sponsor of MD SB 99.

Introduced
2025-08-01
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kaganprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted

  2. 2026-04-10

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  3. 2026-04-08

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  4. 2026-04-08

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-08

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-23

    Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

  7. 2026-02-25

    Referred Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-24

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  9. 2026-02-19

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  10. 2026-02-19

    Floor Amendment {

  11. 2026-02-19

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-19

    Motion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Senator Hershey) Adopted

  13. 2026-02-19

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-18

    Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator Ready) Adopted

  15. 2026-02-18

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-17

    Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted

  17. 2026-02-17

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-16

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-01-16

    Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.

  20. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

  21. 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
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-02-16 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, M.: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • West: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Benson: absent
    • Muse: absent
  • On Third Reading (Amend)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 134-0

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Crosby: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Nkongolo: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Szeliga: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Pippy: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Arikan: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Kipke: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Long, R.: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Grammer: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • Mangione: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Boafo: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Chisholm: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Hinebaugh: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Morgan, M.: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Nawrocki: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Buckel: not voting
    • Moreno: not voting
    • Sample-Hughes: not voting
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Wilson: absent
    • Young: absent

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