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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)"
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description: "State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 363"
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citation: "Maryland SB 363 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Beidle", "Benson", "Carter", "Cassilly", "Eckardt", "Elfreth", "Ellis", "Feldman", "Hester", "Hough", "Jennings", "Kagan", "Lam", "Lee", "McCray", "Miller", "Patterson", "Pinsky", "Ready", "Reilly", "Smith", "Washington", "West", "Young"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2020-01-24"
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last_action: "2020-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b4f90b-bc79-4a06-acad-e617461081db"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0363?ys=2020RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "105d82f0b6bd18e4a46fc8248a058a53cfcd9d19ebaf190afe7637783eacc938"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 363 (2020) — State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_203_sb0363e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0363e.pdf)
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3. **First - State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0363f.pdf)
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4. **Third - State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0363t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- ON THIRD READING (Rules Suspended) (Amend) — **134–0** (pass) · lower
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- Motion to suspend rules and allow 2 Rdgs on 1 Day — **134–0** (pass) · lower
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- On third reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Beidle — primary (person)
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- Benson — primary (person)
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- Carter — primary (person)
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- Cassilly — primary (person)
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- Eckardt — primary (person)
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- Elfreth — primary (person)
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- Ellis — primary (person)
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- Feldman — primary (person)
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- Hester — primary (person)
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- Hough — primary (person)
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- Jennings — primary (person)
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- Kagan — primary (person)
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- Lam — primary (person)
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- Lee — primary (person)
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- McCray — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Patterson — primary (person)
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- Pinsky — primary (person)
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- Ready — primary (person)
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- Reilly — primary (person)
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- Smith — primary (person)
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- Washington — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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- Young — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-24** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-31** Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2020-02-24** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-25** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-25** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2020-02-27** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-02-28** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2020-03-15** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
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- **2020-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-17** Senate Concurs House Amendments
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- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2020-03-17** Passed Enrolled
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- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 203 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b4f90b-bc79-4a06-acad-e617461081db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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