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SB 825

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Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 446 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the State's critical infrastructure; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to allow the owner or operator of critical infrastructure to become a member of the Maryland Information Sharing and Analysis Center and provide cybersecurity reporting standards to the owner or operator.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCleary, ChrisManTechWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVSierra, AnnaMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVIbegbulem, IrisMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVIbegbulem, IrisMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVCentrella, MichaelSecurityScorecardOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStairwalt, TroyThe Center for Critical Infrastructure Security - (CCIS) + Wisconsin Emergency Management Cyber Response Team (WEM CRT)Oral
FAVHollifield, ChrisThe Technology Advancement CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVGuarentE, TomIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAElalamy, SaraDepartment of Information Technology (DoIT)Written (PDF)
FWAElalamy, SaraDepartment of Information Technology (DoIT)Written (PDF)
FWADeppen, MarciaGOHSOral
INFOBarve, BarveMD PSCWritten (PDF)

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