# Maryland SB 0099: Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

Maryland SB 0099, Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0099
- 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: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted
- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (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: 2 (179 yes, 0 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: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-10: Motion Special Order until 4/13 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {273522/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-23: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-25: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Floor Amendment {983329/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Motion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Senator Hershey) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Motion Special Order until 2/19 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Favorable with Amendments {353827/1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-08-01: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0099t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0099f.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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/sb/sb0099t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0099f.pdf)

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- [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-SB0099-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).