State Finance and Procurement - Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Plan and Assessment - Repeal
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 167 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing a duplicative provision of law requiring each county government, local school system, and local health department, in consultation with the local emergency manager, to create or update a cybersecurity preparedness and response plan and complete a cybersecurity preparedness assessment in a manner and frequency established by the Department of Information Technology.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Savage, Katie | Department of Information Technology | Oral |
| FAV | Elalamy, Sara | Department of Information Technology (DoIT) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elalamy, Sara | Department of Information Technology (DoIT) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mulford, Patrick | Dept of Information Technology | Oral |
| FAV | Anderson, Karrington | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Fiastro, Johnlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOFiastro, 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.…