Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) [HB-969]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to include on its staff one or more employees that are experts in cybersecurity to perform certain duties; requiring the Commission to establish, in coordination with the Office of Security Management, cybersecurity standards and best practices for regulated entities; requiring each public service company to report a cybersecurity incident to certain entities; requiring the State Security Operations Center to immediately notify certain agencies of a certain reported cybersecurity incident; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 499 on 05/08/2023
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State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites [HB-1141]
Prohibiting certain applications from being used and certain websites from being accessed by certain employees, agents, or entities on any information technology owned or leased by a unit of State government; and requiring the Department of Budget and Management, in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, to prepare guidance for units of State government to remove from and prohibit the use of and access to certain applications and websites on information technology owned or leased by the unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contract - Form [HB-1156]
Providing that a therapy management contract may be entered into in writing or orally; requiring, if a therapy management contract is entered into orally, the parties to the therapy management contract to reduce the contract to writing within 30 days after entering into the therapy management contract; and providing that a therapy management contract may be in electronic form.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) [HB-1148]
Establishing the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access to make recommendations to provide appropriate, accessible, and comprehensive behavioral health services that are available on demand to individuals in the State; establishing the Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to apply for certain federal planning grant funds; requiring the Department to apply to participate in a certain demonstration program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [HB-1104]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Wireless Facilities - Permitting and Siting [HB-1213]
Establishing procedures and requirements for the permitting, installation, and regulation of certain wireless facilities in the State; prohibiting a certain local law from generally prohibiting the installation of certain wireless facilities or poles or discriminating among certain providers and services; requiring a wireless provider to promptly repair certain damages, return certain rights-of-way to certain conditions under certain circumstances, and notify an authority of certain decisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Technology and Science Advisory Commission - Established [HB-1132]
Establishing the Technology and Science Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science in the State; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 to the Commission; and requiring the Commission to report on its activities and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-935]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a graduation requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course if enrolled in the course concurrently with or after completing Algebra II; and requiring a county board of education to make a certification that a college preparatory computer science or computer programming course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair [HB-1193]
Requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Board of Education and School System Revisions PG 502-23 [HB-1079]
Altering the duties and responsibilities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and certain officers of the county board; altering the voting authority of the student board member; requiring the county board to retain counsel and pay certain counsel fees and expenses incurred for defending a member in litigation involving a member's service in the member's official capacity on the county board under certain circumstances; altering certain procedures for the election of the student member of the county board; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 793 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Schools - Curriculum and Instructional Materials [HB-1202]
Requiring the posting of curriculum and instructional materials used at public schools on the public school's website; and establishing requirements for the production and inspection of certain instructional materials referenced in certain curriculum.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - Policy and Access [HB-878]
Requiring each county board of education to establish a policy to accommodate students who need to participate in telehealth appointments during the school day; requiring each public middle and high school to designate a space that meets certain requirements for student telehealth appointments; and requiring each county board to ensure that the local school system publishes the student telehealth policy in the student handbook and makes school personnel aware of the objectives and requirements of the policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Children's Data [HB-901]
Requiring a business that offers an online product likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment by April 1, 2025, under certain circumstances; prohibiting a business from offering a certain online product before completing a data protection impact assessment; requiring businesses to document certain risks associated with certain online products; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Third Reading Passed (112-24) on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Electricians - Limited Energy Contractors and Limited Energy Integrators - Licensing [HB-895]
Altering the composition of the State Board of Electricians; and requiring the Board to license limited energy contractors and limited energy integrators as State licenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Glass Repair or Replacement - Advanced Driver Assistance System Recalibration [HB-920]
Establishing consumer protections related to the repair or replacement of motor vehicle glass on motor vehicles equipped with an advanced driver assistance system; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 561 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [SB-878]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records [HB-786]
Authorizing a nursing home that contracts with or uses an electronic health information network or electronic medical record vendor to direct the network or vendor to release electronic medical records and electronic health care transactions to a business associate of the nursing home.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Regulation Procedures and the Maryland Register [HB-817]
Requiring the Division of State Documents to make at least the 15 most recent issues of the Maryland Register available to the public for online searching; altering the requirements for a unit of State government to submit certain proposed or emergency regulations, work plans, and evaluation reports to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, the Department of Legislative Services, and the Administrator of the Division of State Documents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 350 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Prescription Digital Therapeutics [HB-813]
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide coverage for prescription digital therapeutics for Program recipients; and defining "prescription digital therapeutic" as a product, a device, an Internet application, or any other technology approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that has an approved indication for the prevention, management, or treatment of certain medical conditions, primarily uses software to achieve results, and requires a prescription.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Online and Biometric Data Privacy [HB-807]
Establishing generally the manner in which a controller or a processor may process a consumer's personal data; authorizing a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; requiring a controller of personal data to establish a method for a consumer to exercise certain rights in regards to the consumer's personal data; regulating the use of biometric data by a controller; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/08/2023