# Maryland HB 0154: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

Maryland HB 0154, Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act), is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marc Korman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0154
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- Sponsor: Marc Korman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Baltimore City, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Education, Boards of, Electronic Government, Independent Contractors, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Notices, Obscenity -see also- Nudity & Sexual Displays; Pornography, Open Government, Pornography -see also- Nudity and Sexual Displays; Obscenity, Privacy, Public Information, Recordings -see also- Video, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Storage, Time, Video, Virtual Environments
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (198 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marc Korman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Floor Amendment {793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted | pass | 24 | 20 | 1 |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Readings Passed with Amendments | pass | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-13: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: House Requests Senate Recede (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Ebersole, Vogel and Hornberger) (House)
- 2026-04-10: House Requests Senate Recede (House)
- 2026-04-10: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Third Readings Passed with Amendments (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Floor Amendment {793028/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (24-20) (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2026-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-02-24: Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable with Amendments {473125/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-01-21: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-08-01: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0154f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0154-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).