Cybersecurity - Office of People's Counsel, Public Service Companies, Public Service Commission, and Maryland Cybersecurity Council
Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Office of People's Counsel to retain or hire experts in the field of cybersecurity; requiring certain public service companies to engage with a third party to conduct an assessment that analyzes certain critical software; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Public Service Commission to include cyber resilience; and defining 'critical infrastructure' for certain provisions relating to the Maryland Cybersecurity Council.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Goturi, Neal | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Reed, Dytonialobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reed, Dytonialobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Troxell, Timothylobbyist | FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Troxell, Timothylobbyist | FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hoover, Frederick | Maryland PublicService Commission | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lanzarotto, Katie | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Klase, Annelobbyist | Pepco/DPL | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Lehmen, Greg | Private Testimony | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Goturi, Neal | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Hoover, Frederick | Maryland PublicService Commission | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |