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Delegation moves Prince George’s ethics disclosure bill forward, Montgomery procedures unaffected
Summary
The Montgomery County House Delegation unanimously moved to advance PGMC 105-26, a Prince George’s County measure requiring county commissioners’ and appointed applicants’ financial disclosure statements be maintained by Prince George’s County’s Office of Ethics and Accountability; Montgomery’s disclosure rules were not changed.
The Montgomery County House Delegation on Feb. 6 moved unanimously to advance a Prince George’s County bill that would require financial disclosure statements for that county’s commissioners and appointed applicants to be provided to and maintained by the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability.
The action centered on PGMC 105-26, which the Metro Washington Area Committee reported had been voted out by the Prince George’s delegation on Feb. 2. Metro Washington Area Committee members said the measure had passed that committee unanimously with amendments.
“The bill requires financial disclosure statements made by county commissioners and appointed applicants representing Prince George’s County to be provided to and maintained by the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability,” the committee chair reported. The chair also noted that “financial disclosure procedures for commissioners serving on behalf of Montgomery County are not gonna be affected by this bill.”
Delegate Kaiser asked whether Montgomery already had an equivalent requirement. A delegation member responded that Montgomery’s Planning Board members and applicants do file financial disclosure statements and those records are publicly available but are not currently accessible online. The member suggested drafting a stand‑alone bill next session to make public access easier.
The committee chair moved the bill, the motion was seconded, and the delegation took a voice/hand vote. The chair reminded members that to have their votes recorded they needed cameras on and noted that one member, Delegate Collison, was excused for today’s vote. The chair announced there was no opposition and declared the motion passed unanimously; individual roll‑call votes were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
After the vote, the delegation chair made administrative announcements about forwarding local and by‑county bills for house introduction ahead of the filing deadline and reminded members of a delegation photo at 10:40 a.m. Committee chairs also announced upcoming meetings on related local measures.
The Metro Washington Area Committee chair’s report and the delegation vote conclude the formal action on PGMC 105-26 at this session; the bill was moved forward for consideration in the House.
