HB 333

Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup to develop strategies to prevent cybersecurity disruptions to the healthcare ecosystem, ensure the continuous delivery of essential healthcare ecosystem services, and enhance recovery efforts of the healthcare ecosystem following a cybersecurity incident; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before January 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	House, Clay	Independent Consultant	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Yelin, Ben	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Floyd, Brandonlobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rathod, Janet	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Oral
UNF	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cornish, Tasha	Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sharp, David	Maryland Health Care Commission	Written (PDF)
FWA	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Waheed, Fatima	Individual	Oral
INFO	Elalamy, Sara	Department of Information Technology (DoIT)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sierra, Anna	Maryland Department of Emergency Management	Written (PDF)
INFO	Grant, Marie	Maryland Insurance Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

Department of Information Technology (DoIT)INFO 1

Independent ConsultantFAV 1

Johns HopkinsUNF 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineUNF 1

Maryland Department of Emergency ManagementINFO 1

Maryland Health Care CommissionFWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationINFO 1

The League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFFloyd, BrandonJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWACelentano, MatthewThe League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FWAFiastro, 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.…