Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Law - False Statements - Public Safety Answering Points and Penalty [HB-437]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from making a false statement, report, or complaint to a public safety answering point with intent to deceive and to cause an investigation or other action to be taken; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to $500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity [HB-419]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Codifying the establishment of the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, the position of State Chief Information Security Officer, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; altering the membership of the Council; requiring each unit of the Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch of State government that uses a certain network to certify certain compliance to the Department by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity [SB-390]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Codifying the establishment of the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, the position of State Chief Information Security Officer, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; altering the membership of the Council; requiring each unit of the Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch of State government that uses a certain network to certify certain compliance to the Department by December 1 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization [SB-398]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a health care practitioner who is not licensed in the State to provide behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient in the State under certain circumstances; providing that an out-of-state health care practitioner who provides behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient located in the State will be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person health care settings in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Information Technology - Oversight of Legislative Branch Information Technology [HB-346]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Applying certain provisions related to the oversight of information technology, information technology projects, information technology accessibility, and cybersecurity by the Secretary of Information Technology to the Legislative Branch of State government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
General Assembly and Legislative Branch of State Government - Security Training - Protecting Security-Sensitive Data [HB-348]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the General Assembly and an agency or a unit of the Legislative Branch of State government to develop a plan, in accordance with Department of Information Technology guidelines, to identify and provide annual training to certain individuals who handle security-sensitive data.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Novotny
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-362]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; requiring the county board to publish the plan for the use of virtual instruction on the school system's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government – Notarial Acts – Fees and Use of Communication Technology [SB-317]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing the maximum fees from $4 to $25 for an original notarial act and, subject to certain regulations, to $50 for performance of a notarial act using communication technology; repealing a certain prohibition on performing a notarial act using communication technology with respect to a will or a trust; authorizing a notary public to use communication technology to take an acknowledgement of a signature remotely under certain circumstances; establishing certain requirements for a notary public to confirm a record remotely; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 715 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Student Data Privacy - Protections, Digital Tools, and Student Data Privacy Council [SB-325]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definitions of "covered information", "operator", "persistent unique identifier", and "targeted advertising" to provide increased protections for certain student data; establishing the Student Data Privacy Council; and requiring the Council to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on best practices for student data privacy protection for parents and guardians of students in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 163 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Insurance - Title Insurance Producers - Annual Review [SB-293]
[Insurance ]
Authorizing a title insurer to conduct a required annual review of a title insurance producer in person, remotely by using mail, overnight delivery, or electronic means, or by a combination of in-person and remote methods.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 701 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Comptroller - Online Payment Processing Portal [HB-308]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Comptroller to maintain an online payment processing portal on its website to track payments made to payees; requiring the payment processing portal to have certain capabilities; requiring the unit of State government responsible for making a payment to a payee to update the online payment processing portal when the status of a payment changes; authorizing the Comptroller to consult with the Department of Information Technology in developing the online payment processing portal; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Comptroller - Online Payment Processing Portal [SB-281]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Comptroller to maintain an online payment processing portal on its website to track payments made to payees; requiring the payment processing portal to have certain capabilities; requiring the unit of State government responsible for making a payment to a payee to update the online payment processing portal when the status of a payment changes; authorizing the Comptroller to consult with the Department of Information Technology in developing the online payment processing portal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund [HB-293]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the 9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to designate 9-8-8 as the primary phone number for the State's behavioral health crisis hotline; requiring the Department by December 1 each year to report on the expenditure of funds and additional services provided by the funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 145 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act [HB-279]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Altering the name of the Outreach and Advocacy Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program; requiring the Program, in collaboration with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to actively help veterans and their dependents become aware of and access education and training benefits to which they are entitled; altering certain responsibilities of the director of the Program; repealing a requirement that the Department develop and maintain a certain database of veterans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 72 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Vehicle Litter Reporting Program [SB-266]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Vehicle Litter Reporting Program in the Department of Transportation; requiring the Program to operate a hotline to receive complaints of littering from motor vehicles and to send a letter to the registered motor vehicle owners about which the complaints of littering were received; and requiring the letter to state the negative impacts and costs of littering and that it is a crime punishable by certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund [SB-241]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the 9-8-8 Trust Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to designate 9-8-8 as the primary phone number for the State's behavioral health crisis hotline; requiring the Department by December 1 each year to report on the expenditure of funds and additional services provided by the funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classroom Video Recording Pilot Program [HB-226]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Establishing the Self-Contained Special Education Classroom Video Recording Pilot Program for selected public school classrooms in which all of the regularly attending students have a disability and are in that classroom for at least 50% of the instructional day; requiring certain public schools to allow the installation of a video recording device in a certain classroom; requiring notification of the appropriate law enforcement agency on receipt of a complaint of alleged neglect or abuse of a student; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Information Exchanges – Definition and Privacy Regulations [HB-213]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of a "health information exchange" as used in provisions of law governing the confidentiality of medical records; and providing that regulations governing the privacy and security of protected health information obtained or released through a health information exchange may not prohibit the sharing and disclosing of information that is required to be exchanged under federal law or for payment purposes or the use of electronic health information for purposes important to public health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 718 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Open Meetings Act - Notices and Closed Sessions - Retention Periods and Online Posting [HB-246]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering from 1 year to 3 years the period of time a public body is required to retain a certain notice and a certain written statement under the Open Meetings Act; and requiring a public body, to the extent practicable, to post a certain written closing statement online.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 345 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Public Participation Modernization Act [SB-171]
[Environmental ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to hold certain public meetings and hearings regarding certain licensing, permitting, and regulatory responsibilities using teleconference or Internet-based conferencing technology under certain circumstances; requiring that certain hearings regarding sewage sludge permits be held in accordance with provisions of law regarding public participation rather than with the Administrative Procedure Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 93 on 04/12/2022