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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Retirement Agency - Monitoring and Recording of Automated Outgoing Telephone Calls - Authorization [SB-463]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for certain purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the State Retirement Agency to include outgoing telephone conversations initiated by the automated virtual hold callback feature of the system; requiring the Board to adopt rules regarding the retention of recordings; and prohibiting the retention of recordings for longer than 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 557 on 05/08/2020
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State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act) [SB-363]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring certain State agencies to make available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain state agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and recordings for 1 year after the meeting; requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide certain staff, support, and equipment to the Maryland Transportation Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 203 on 05/08/2020
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Public Information Act - Revisions [HB-502]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2020
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State Government – Open Meetings – Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act
(Maryland State Agency Transparency Act) [HB-421]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain State agencies to make publicly available on their websites open meeting agendas 48 hours in advance of each meeting or, under certain circumstances, as far in advance of the meeting as practicable; requiring certain State agencies to post on their websites certain meeting minutes not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; requiring certain State agencies to maintain on their websites meeting minutes for 5 years and video recordings and certain audio recordings for a minimum of 1 year after a meeting; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 202 on 05/08/2020
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Public Information Act - Remote Access, Fee Complaints, Fee Waivers, and Inspection of Judicial Records (Open Government, Better Government Act) [HB-401]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that each official custodian adopt an internet use policy and other technological advances to expand remote access to public records and increase the transparency of government; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints alleging that a custodian unreasonably failed to waive a fee under certain circumstances; altering the minimum fee charged under which the Board has authority to review a complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) And Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 01/27/2020
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Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War [HB-119]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Commission on African American Patriots in the American Revolutionary War; authorizing the Commission to raise funds for its operation; requiring the Commission, in consultation with certain persons, to conduct research to advance the documentation of African American patriots in the American Revolutionary War; requiring the Commission to develop a plan to commemorate Maryland African America patriots at certain sites by the placement of statues, landmarks plaques, or historical markers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/18/2020
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Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum [SB-88]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain museums located in the State to claim title to property that is on permanent loan or that was loaned for a certain term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property; authorizing a museum to take possession of certain property if the lender fails to respond to a notice provided by certified mail within 60 days; authorizing a museum to acquire a certain lien for the costs of certain conservation measures taken on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 29 on 05/08/2020
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Public Bodies - Use and Retention of E-Mail - Requirements [HB-1241]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employee of a public body from creating or maintaining government e-mail by using a personal e-mail account; requiring an employee of a public body, under specified circumstances, to forward government e-mail to the official e-mail account of the employee within 5 days after the government e-mail is received; requiring each public body to retain government e-mail for at least 1 year; requiring the State Archivist to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/13/2017
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State Government - Maryland Manual - Revisions (Maryland Manual Modernization Act) [SB-516]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Libraries ]
Altering specified provisions of law to require the State Archives to compile, edit, and publish an online Maryland Manual that describes the State and its government and federal officials and agencies directly related to the State; requiring, as provided in the State budget, the State Archives to update the Maryland Manual as necessary to maintain the accuracy of the information and to annually preserve a version that contains specified changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2018
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Legislative Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-438]
[Ethics ]
Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/14/2017
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Legislative Transparency Act of 2017 [SB-253]
[Ethics ]
Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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State Government - Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act [HB-165]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring an official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record to designate the electronic record as official, under specified circumstances, and authenticate the electronic record in a specified manner; providing that specified legal material in an electronic record is presumed to be an accurate copy; requiring an official publisher of specified legal material in an electronic record to provide for the preservation and security of the record and to ensure that it is reasonably available to the public; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 553 on 05/04/2017
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State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Audio Recordings and Documents (State Board of Elections Transparency Act) [HB-169]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to make an audio recording of each of its open meetings and, within a specified amount of time after an open meeting, make available to the public on the State Board's Web site the audio recording and specified documents and handouts; and requiring the State Board to take any action necessary to ensure an audio recording of an open meeting is understandable by the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2017
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State Archives - Care of Fine Art or Decorative Art - Procurement Exemption [HB-148]
[Arts and Culture ]
Exempting the preservation, conservation, proper care, restoration, and transportation by the State Archives of art, in the custody of the Commission on Artistic Property and owned by or loaned to the State, from specified provisions of State procurement law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 111 on 04/11/2017
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State Government - Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act [SB-137]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring an official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record to designate the electronic record as official, under specified circumstances, and authenticate the electronic record in a specified manner; providing that specified legal material in an electronic record is presumed to be an accurate copy; requiring an official publisher of specified legal material in an electronic record to provide for the preservation and security of the record, and to ensure that it is reasonably available to the public; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 554 on 05/04/2017
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State Government - Maryland Manual - Revisions (Maryland Manual Modernization Act) [HB-78]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering specified provisions of law to require the State Archives to compile, edit, and publish an online Maryland Manual that describes the State, its government, and federal officials and agencies directly related to the State; requiring, as provided in the State budget, the State Archives to update the Maryland Manual to maintain its accuracy and to annually preserve a version that contains changes made in the preceding year; encouraging the Archivist to reach out to specified entities regarding the availability of the Maryland Manual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 552 on 05/04/2017
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Records Management and Preservation - State Units and Public Officials - Responsibilities [SB-44]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the procedures required to be included in a program for the management of records; requiring each head of a unit of State government to designate a records officer to carry out specified functions; providing that the Records Management Division is required to study the records management practices of the units of State government; altering examples of records that are required to be offered by a public official to the State Archives for transfer; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/04/2017
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State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act) [SB-91]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to make available to the public on the Internet live video streaming and archived video recordings of its open meetings; and requiring the State Board to make the video recording of a meeting available for a minimum of 4 years after the date of the meeting.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 1/19 At 2:15 P.m. on 01/19/2017