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SB 812

EnactedCrossfile HB 1346
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State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 242 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology; establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; requiring certain IT units to certify compliance with certain cybersecurity standards; requiring each unit of the Executive Branch of State government and certain local entities to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner; requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain basic security requirements in be included in certain contracts; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCornish, TashaCybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.Oral
FAVBell, SamEdwards Performance SolutionsOral
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLehmen, GregUMGCWritten (PDF)
FAVFiastro, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFStanek, JasonMD. Public Service CommissionWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFWu, MarsMaryland Public Service CommissionOral
FWAButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWADudzic, MatthewMaryland Board of PhysiciansOral
FWAAmerikaner, AryMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FWA(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAYelin, BenIndividualOral

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.