State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Revisions
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: CybersecurityStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the duties of the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; altering the duties of the Office of Security Management in the Department of Information Technology; altering the content of a certain report on the activities of the Office and the state of cybersecurity preparedness in the State; and altering the responsibilities of the Secretary of Information Technology with regard to information technology policies and a statewide cybersecurity strategy.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableINFO 2Information 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 |
| INFO | Yelin, Ben | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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.…