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SB 811

Passed both chambersEmergency billCrossfile HB 1205
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State Government - Information Technology and Cybersecurity-Related Infrastructure (Modernize Maryland Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (115-15) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a public or private water or sewer system that serves 10,000 or more users and receives financial assistance from the State to assess its vulnerability to a cyber attack; authorizing the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration to provide financial assistance to a public water or wastewater system to assess system cybersecurity vulnerabilities and develop a cybersecurity plan; establishing the Local Cybersecurity Support Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCornish, TashaCybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.Oral
FAVBell, SamEdwards Performance SolutionsOral
FAVStolarik, ChristaGCOMWritten (PDF)
FAVTate, AmandaGCOM Software, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVLoepker, MarkNational Cryptologic FoundationOral
FAVFiastro, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FWAButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAEismeier, MichaelUniversity System of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
INFOFrenz, MichaelMaryland Stadium AuthorityWritten (PDF)
INFORaith, DavidMaryland Stadium AuthorityOral + Written (PDF)

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.