MD HB1420 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-22 - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-22 - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing the Office of People's Counsel to retain or hire experts in the field of cybersecurity; requiring certain public service companies to engage with a third party to conduct an assessment that analyzes certain critical software; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Public Service Commission to include cyber resilience; and defining "critical infrastructure" for certain provisions relating to the Maryland Cybersecurity Council.
Title
Cybersecurity - Office of People's Counsel, Public Service Companies, Public Service Commission, and Maryland Cybersecurity Council
Sponsors
| Del. Anne Kaiser [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 105 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (105-36) |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Favorable with Amendments {513125/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) and Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Reassigned to Economic Matters Health and Government Operations |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-09 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Certifications
Committees and Commissions
Cybersecurity
Data
internet
Public Service Commission
Public Works
Recruitment and Hiring
Rules and Regulations
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Certifications
Committees and Commissions
Cybersecurity
Data
internet
Public Service Commission
Public Works
Recruitment and Hiring
Rules and Regulations
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities | 2 | 203 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities | 5 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities | 7 | 213 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 2901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
