SB 114

3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Oversight Board in the Maryland Information Network to oversee the expansion of 3-1-1 systems in Maryland; establishing the 3-1-1 Program to use certain artificial intelligence to answer certain questions and route certain calls in certain counties; and requiring creation and implementation of a plan to expand the 3-1-1 Program to all of the counties in Maryland after a certain time period.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Twesigye, Kayenda	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunwoody, Laura	City & County of Denver	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanders, Ben	Hyper	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Corderman, Paul	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Corderman, Paul	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benjamin, Kenyn	Maryland Info Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGaffin, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quintana, Janice	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Written (PDF)
FWA	Twesigye, Kayenda	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Elalamy, Sara	Department of Information Technology (DoIT)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Blackfield, Anne	MDOD	Written (PDF)
INFO	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Council 3FWA 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1FWA 1

City & County of DenverFAV 1

Department of Information Technology (DoIT)INFO 1

HyperFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1FWA 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 2

Maryland Info NetworkFAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State SenateFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsINFO 1

MDODINFO 1

Providence Strategies LLCFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…

FWASmalls, CindyAFSCME Council 3Registered for: AFSCME IU