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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:46 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 73

File Code: State Government - Regulations and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 87

Sponsored By:
Delegates Bobo , Leopold, Bronrott, Kaiser, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act

Synopsis:

Authorizing any person to file with a circuit court that has venue a petition alleging violation of specified provisions of the Open Meetings Act if a public body fails to comply with these provisions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/3
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/21
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
2/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/19
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
5/25
Governor vetoed - Policy
1/11/2005
Veto not sustained (96-39)
Became law per Maryland Constitution, Ch 6 of 2004 Special Session 1
Senate Action
2/20
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
1/11/2005
Veto not sustained (31-15)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
PETITIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government
( 10-510 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 166289/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 2004   at: 10:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)


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