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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 144: Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 144 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Information Act - Personnel Records of Elected Officials and Joint Ethics Committee Records. Primary sponsor: Bill Folden (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2026): Withdrawn by Sponsor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill FoldenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn by Sponsor
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
  4. Hearing canceled
  5. Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. Hearing canceled
  7. Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
  8. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
  9. Pre-filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source