Cybersecurity Governance Act of 2022
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, certain Office positions, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; establishing certain responsibilities and authority of the Office; centralizing authority and control of the procurement of all information technology for the Executive Branch of State government in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cornish, Tasha | Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lehmen, Greg | UMGC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fiastro, Johnlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McDonough, Caitlinlobbyist | HJM | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dudzic, Matthew | Maryland Board of Physicians | Oral |
| FWA | Amerikaner, Ary | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Yelin, Ben | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…
FWAMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…